Senior Management
MEAG Power’s senior management average more than 30 years of public power industry experience.
James E. Fuller
President and
Chief Executive Officer
James E. Fuller
President and
Chief Executive Officer
Jim Fuller serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of MEAG Power. He has more than 40 years of utility experience and has been with MEAG Power since 1997. Before being elected President and CEO in 2016, he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining MEAG Power, Fuller worked for the Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company in various finance and audit positions. He is a Certified Public Accountant, received his undergraduate degree from Western New England College and holds a master’s from Bentley College.
Fuller currently serves on the Board of Directors of the American Public Power Association (APPA); serves on the Board of Directors of The Energy Authority, the nation’s leader in public power energy trading, risk management and advisory services; serves on the Board of the Large Public Power Council, an organization comprising the largest public power utilities in the United States; and serves on the Board of Governors of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce.
Peter M. Degnan
Senior Vice President
and General Counsel
Peter M. Degnan
Senior Vice President
and General Counsel
Pete Degnan is MEAG Power’s in-house general counsel. He joined MEAG Power in 2013 after serving for 11 years as the agency’s general counsel at the Atlanta law firm Alston & Bird. Degnan has extensive experience in all aspects of the utility industry, including negotiating and drafting long-term power agreements and structuring new project transactions. He also helped lead MEAG Power’s efforts in developing Plant Vogtle 3&4.
Degnan has nearly 50 years of legal experience and has tried more than 100 civil cases during his career. He has worked on constitutional challenges to the actions of local and state governments, as well as complex commercial contract claims. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy and earned his law degree at Syracuse University. Degnan is listed as one of the leading Georgia lawyers representing utilities in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, The Best Lawyers in America and Georgia Super Lawyers magazine.
Steven M. Jackson
Senior Vice President and
Chief Operating Officer
Steven M. Jackson
Senior Vice President and
Chief Operating Officer
Steve Jackson serves as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for MEAG Power, responsible for the generation and bulk power areas of operation. He has 40 years of utility experience, specializing in power generation construction and utility operations. Jackson worked for Big Rivers Electric Corporation and Tennessee Valley Authority in various engineering positions prior to joining MEAG Power in 1995.
He serves as chairman of the Settlement and Operating Committee for The Energy Authority, the nation’s leader in public power energy trading, risk management and advisory services. He is a representative on the Southeast Energy Exchange Market (SEEM) Board and also serves on the Board of Directors of the Georgia Energy and Industrial Construction Consortium (GEICC). Jackson holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Kentucky, a Master of Science degree in Engineering Management from the University of Evansville and has been registered as a Professional Engineer in Kentucky and Tennessee.
Reiko A. Kerr
Senior Vice President,
Finance & Administration, and
Chief Financial Officer
Reiko A. Kerr
Senior Vice President,
Finance & Administration, and
Chief Financial Officer
Reiko Kerr serves as Senior Vice President, Finance & Administration, and Chief Financial Officer for MEAG Power, responsible for all financial operations, human resources and information systems. She has nearly 25 years of utility experience in finance, power supply and risk management. Before joining MEAG Power in 2022, she served as Senior Assistant General Manager of the Power System for Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. Before that she served as Assistant General Manager of Power Supply, and as Assistant General Manager and Chief Financial Officer for Riverside Public Utilities.
Kerr serves as a member of the Finance and Audit Committee at The Energy Authority. She is a founding member and past board member of the Association of Women in Water, Energy and Environment. She received the 2019 national “Spark Award” from the Society of Women Engineers for dedicated mentoring and building an inclusive workplace culture. She is a member of the Tax and Finance Task Force for the Large Public Power Council. Kerr has a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Cal State University, San Bernardino, and is a Certified Public Accountant.
Douglas K. Lego
Senior Vice President,
Transmission
Douglas K. Lego
Senior Vice President,
Transmission
Doug Lego serves as Senior Vice President, Transmission, responsible for the transmission group for MEAG Power. He has nearly 40 years’ utility experience in electric transmission, distribution and telecommunications. In addition to his 30 years at MEAG Power, Lego worked at Georgia Public Web, Inc., in various senior management positions and at Florida Power and Light as a distribution service planner.
He currently serves on SERC Reliability Corporation’s Board of Directors. Previous associations include American Public Power Association’s (APPA) Telecom Committee and Lucent Technologies’ Network Advisory Board. Lego holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from Florida Southern College, and both a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Master’s degree in Management of Technology from the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Paul J. Warfel
Vice President of Participant and External Affairs
Paul J. Warfel
Vice President of Participant and External Affairs
Paul Warfel serves as Vice President of Participant and External Affairs at MEAG Power, responsible for government and Participant relations, and corporate communications. He has nearly 25 years' experience in public power with MEAG Power and its sister organization, Electric Cities of Georgia (ECG), working in economic development, Participant relationship management and government affairs.
Warfel sits on the boards of PowerPAC and the Georgia Chamber of Commerce and is vice chair of the Large Public Power Council’s Policy Task Force. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Management from the University of Georgia, and dual Master of Business Administration degrees from Kennesaw State University.