w e d n e s day
December 2 nd
2015
Ho n o r i ng Vi s i o n
national building museum
& maKing
DREAMS take flight
chaired by
founding partners
JerRy CaRlson Managing Partner Washington Metro Area
presente d
by
Capital One & KPMG
honored
l au r e at e
2015
Joe Rigby Chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer of Pepco Holdings, Inc. (PHI) Joe Rigby is chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer of Pepco Holdings, Inc. (PHI), a regional energy holding company that provides utility service to about 2 million customers. PHI is the parent company of Pepco, an electric utility serving Washington, D.C., and suburban Maryland; Delmarva Power, an electric and gas utility serving Delaware and the rest of the Delmarva Peninsula; and Atlantic City Electric, an electric utility serving southern New Jersey. Joe joined Atlantic City Electric in 1979. Following the merger that formed Conectiv, he was vice president/general manager of Gas Delivery, then vice president/general manager of Electric Delivery. He was elected president, Conectiv Power Delivery in 2002. From 2004 to 2007, he served as senior vice president and chief financial officer of PHI and was responsible for all financial activity as well as investor relations. From 2007 to 2008, Joe served as executive vice president and chief operating officer, then was elected president and chief operating officer. Joe was elected president and chief executive officer in March 2009. He was elected Chairman of the Board in May 2009. Joe is immediate past chair of the United Way of the National Capital Area. He is a member of the senior council of the Greater Washington Board of Trade, having served as its chairman. He also serves on the boards of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Edison Electric Institute, the Federal City Council, the Greater Washington Initiative, and the Economic Club of Washington. He is a member of the Rutgers-Camden School of Business Executive Advisory Board. Joe earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Rutgers University and a master’s degree from Monmouth University. He is also a licensed Certified Public Accountant in the state of New Jersey. Joe is a member of the New Jersey Society of CPAs and the American Institute of CPAs.
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