Cheryl LaFleur
Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
In office
2010–2019
PresidentBarack Obama
Donald Trump
Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
In office
July 2014  April 2015
Acting Chairman
In office
November 2013  July 2014
In office
January 2017  July 2017
Personal details
BornMassachusetts
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseWilliam Kuncik
Children2
EducationPrinceton University
Harvard Law School

Cheryl LaFleur is an American attorney, executive, and government official who served as one of the 5 Commissioners of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) from 2010 to 2019. During her tenure as a Commissioner, she served as Chairman or Acting Chairman November 25, 2013 - April 14, 2015 and again January 23, 2017 - August 10, 2017. In September 2019, she was elected to the Board of Directors of ISO New England, beginning October 1, 2019.[1]

Prior to joining FERC, she was the executive vice president and acting CEO of the utility company National Grid plc. She began her legal career at the law firm of Ropes & Gray.[2][3]

References

  1. "Former FERC Commissioner Cheryl LaFleur Joins ISO New England Board of Directors; Barney Rush, Vickie VanZandt re-elected".
  2. Serreze, Mary (January 26, 2017). "Cheryl LaFleur to lead Federal Energy Regulatory Commission". MassLive. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  3. Traywick, Catherine (May 5, 2017). "The National Power Grid Is Being Overseen by a Democrat — For Now". Bloomberg. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
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