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Dave McCurdy and the 1993 National Service Legislation, which originated in President and Chief Executive Officer a bill introduced by Representative McCurdy and Senator Nunn. American Gas Association Dave McCurdy joined Dave McCurdy was appointed by Secretary of Defense Robert the American Gas Gates to the Defense Policy Board and served on the board Association (AGA) as from 2008-2011 in both the Bush and Obama administrations. president and CEO in He currently serves on a number of not-for-profit boards February of 2011. including: the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Analysis, Founded in 1918, AGA Business Council for Sustainable Energy, The Center for Energy represents more than Workforce Development, the Alliance to Save Energy, LMI 200 local energy utility (Logistics Management Institute), the Economic Club of companies that deliver Washington D.C., and the Energy Association. natural gas to 175 million Americans McCurdy is a 1972 graduate of the University of and nationwide. AGA was named one of the top 15 trade received his J.D. in 1975 from Oklahoma Law School. As a associations in the United States in the latest APCO Worldwide Rotary International Graduate Fellow, he studied international TradeMarks survey of over 300 leading policymakers and economics at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. He also opinion leaders in Washington, D.C. Within the energy sector, held a commission in the Reserve, AGA ranked either #1 or #2 in all of the fifteen categories of attaining the rank of major and serving as a Judge Advocate effective public policy advocate in the eyes of its key General (JAG). audiences. In addition, AGA was recognized as a Top McCurdy and his wife, Dr. Pam McCurdy, a physician Workplace for 2015 by the Washington Post. specializing in child psychiatry, live in McLean, VA. They have McCurdy joined AGA after serving for four years as president three grown children, Josh, Cydney and Shannon and two and CEO of the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers sons-in-law and two grandsons. (Alliance). He led the Alliance during a period of unprecedented economic, environmental and regulatory challenges for the auto industry. During his tenure, the Alliance Richard Bejtlich recorded significant achievements and McCurdy was Chief Security Strategist instrumental in developing the historic agreement between FireEye automakers and the Obama administration establishing the Richard Bejtlich is Chief national program to increase fuel economy by 40 percent and Security Strategist at decrease greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent by 2016. FireEye, and was Mandiant's Chief Security Prior to his work at the Alliance, McCurdy served for eight Officer when FireEye years as president and CEO of the Electronic Industries Alliance acquired Mandiant in 2013. (EIA), where he helped promote the market development and He is a nonresident senior competitiveness of the U.S. high-tech industry by crafting both fellow at the Brookings domestic and international programs and policies for EIA’s Institution and an advisor nearly 1,300 member companies. McCurdy also had a to Threat Stack, Sqrrl, and successful business consulting and investment practice as Critical Stack. He is chairman and CEO of the McCurdy Group, L.L.C. pursuing a Master/Doctor of Philosophy in War Studies at Before his tenure at EIA, McCurdy had a distinguished career King's College London. He was previously Director of Incident in Congress, spending 14 years (1981-1995) in the House of Response for General Electric, where he built and led the 40- Representatives as the Member from the Fourth member GE Computer Incident Response Team (GE-CIRT). Congressional District of Oklahoma. He attained numerous Richard began his digital security career as a military leadership positions, including Chairman of the House intelligence officer in 1997 at the Air Force Computer Intelligence Committee. As a House Member, McCurdy played Emergency Response Team (AFCERT), Air Force Information a major role in enacting numerous important legislative Warfare Center (AFIWC), and Air Intelligence Agency (AIA). initiatives, including: the 1988 National Superconductivity Richard is a graduate of Harvard University and the United Competitiveness Act; the 1985 Goldwater-Nichols Act, which States Air Force Academy. His fourth book is "The Practice of reorganized the Department of Defense; the Nunn-McCurdy Network Security Monitoring" (nostarch.com/nsm). He also Amendment in 1982, requiring congressional notification of writes for his blog (taosecurity.blogspot.com) and Twitter Department of Defense cost overruns of 15 percent or more; (@taosecurity). 2015 AGA Energy Delivery Cybersecurity Executive Summit

Carolene Mays -Medley as a P-3 aircraft mission commander until retiring with the rank Commissioner, Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission of captain in 1991 after 23 years of military service. Chairperson, NARUC Critical Infrastructure Committee During more than 30 years of public service, Senator Carper Carolene was appointed to the has worked tirelessly to develop practical solutions to real Indiana Utility Regulatory problems. His ability to work across party lines has earned him Commission by Governor Mitch a reputation for consensus-building that is unique in today's Daniels in 2010 and political climate. reappointed by Governor Pence As Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and in 2013. Recently named one of Governmental Affairs Committee, Senator Carper’s top Smart Grid's 50 Pioneers of priority is to enhance our nation’s security at home and 2013, Carolene is also the abroad, and at the same time, generate a common-sense elected President of the Mid- agenda by leading efforts to reduce wasteful spending while America Regulatory Conference improving the effectiveness of government programs. (MARC). She serves on the The senator also serves as senior member of the Senate National Association of Utility Finance Committee and the Environment and Public Works Regulatory Commissioners (NARUC) Water and Washington Committee. Action Committees, and is the Chairperson of the Critical Infrastructure Committee. She serves as the IURC's vice chair. Previously, she was Publisher and President of the Indianapolis Senator (R-OK) Recorder Newspaper and the Indiana Minority Business After serving four years in Magazine. She also was a finalist for an appointment by the U.S. House of President as the Midwest Regional Director of Representatives, James was Housing and Urban Development. elected to the U.S. Senate on November 4, 2014, to finish Carolene served in the Indiana House of Representatives from the remaining two years of 2002 to 2008, where she received several Legislator of the Year retiring Senator Tom awards. She was listed as a "Rising Star in Indiana Politics" and Coburn's term, which will was named one of "Indiana's Most Influential Women." end January 2017. Carolene serves on the Indianapolis Capital Improvement As chairman of the Senate Board, Indiana Sports Corporation Board, and Peyton Subcommittee on Regulatory Manning’s PeyBack Foundation, among others. She was the Affairs and Federal Management, NCAA Women’s Final Four chairperson in 2006 and 2011, and Lankford fights unnecessary 2012 Indianapolis Super Bowl Chairperson of Administration. and burdensome regulation and advocates for a more She is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, the restrained federal government. Indianapolis Chapter of Links and Northeasterners. She is Personal faith, local decision-making, and opportunity for married to Fred Medley and has one daughter, Jada, and three every person, regardless of their background, are core values step-sons, Frederick II, Niles, and Chase. for Senator Lankford. Before his time in Congress, from 1995

to 2009, James served as Director of Student Ministry at the Senator Tom Carper (D-DE) Baptist Convention of Oklahoma and Director of the Falls Creek Youth Camp, the largest youth camp in the United States, with Tom Carper is the senior more than 51,000 individuals attending each summer. Senator from Delaware and Ranking Member of the James lives in Edmond with his wife Cindy. They have been Homeland Security and married for over 20 years and have two daughters: Hannah Governmental Affairs and Jordan. He enjoys spending time with his family, sport Committee. shooting, and reading. He served five years as a Committee Assignments: naval flight officer, served • Senate Committee on Appropriations - Subcommittee on three tours of duty in Energy and Water Development; Subcommittee on Southeast Asia during the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies; Vietnam War, and continued Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government; Subcommittee on Labor, Health and to serve in the Naval Reserve Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies; and 2015 AGA Energy Delivery Cybersecurity Executive Summit

Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related population. Prior to this position he was vice president - Programs electric delivery for PSE&G. • Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs - Chairman, Subcommittee on In addition, on January 1, 2014, Mr. LaRossa became Chairman Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management of the Board of PSEG Long Island, a subsidiary of Public Service • Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Enterprise Group (PSEG), which manages the electric • Senate Committee on Indian Affairs transmission and distribution systems on Long Island and in the Rockaways. PSEG Long Island serves 1.1 million customers. Representative John Ratcliffe (TX-04) Mr. LaRossa joined PSE&G in 1985 as an associate engineer and advanced through a variety of management positions in Representative John Ratcliffe the utility’s gas and electric operations. In 1998, he received is currently serving his first Gas Industry Magazine’s Outstanding Manager of the Year term as the Subcommittee Award. Chairman on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection and He is a graduate of Stevens Institute of Technology and has Security Technologies and is completed the Harvard Business School’s Program for grateful to represent the 4th Management Development. Congressional District of In October 2015, Mr. LaRossa was elected chairman of the . He believes the board of directors for the American Gas Association (AGA), strength of our country comes effective January 1, 2016. He currently serves on the board of from the liberty and ingenuity directors for AGA. Mr. LaRossa also is Chairman of Choose New of the American people, not Jersey, Inc. and serves on its board of directors. In addition, he the overreach of the federal government. He is committed to is a member of the board of directors for the New Jersey providing solutions that enable the private sector and Utilities Association (NJUA), New Jersey Performing Arts government to better defend their networks from Center (NJPAC) and Montclair State University, for which he is continuously evolving cyber-threats. immediate past chair of the university.

In the 114th Congress Chairman Ratcliffe led efforts by the House Homeland Security Committee to move cybersecurity legislation through Congress. Specifically, this legislation Jane Holl Lute would provide liability protections for the sharing of cyber Chief Executive Officer threat indicators with robust privacy protections. This in turn Center for Internet Security will help protect our national security, safeguard our economy Jane Holl Lute serves as from widespread disruption, and keep the personal Chief Executive Officer information of American citizens safe. Additionally, Chairman (CEO) of the Center for Ratcliffe has conducted oversight on the Department of Internet Security (CIS), an Homeland Security’s efforts to secure federal networks, international nonprofit including recent Office of Personnel Management breach. He organization focused on continues to work to ensure the nation’s critical infrastructure enhancing cybersecurity is protected from both physical and cyber threats. readiness and response for the public and private Ralph A. LaRossa sectors. Ms. Lute most President and Chief Operating Officer recently served as the Public Service Electric and Gas Company President and Chief Executive Officer of the Council on CyberSecurity, an independent, expert organization dedicated Ralph A. LaRossa was named to the security of an open Internet. Prior to joining CIS, Ms. president and chief operating Lute served as Deputy Secretary for the Department of officer of Public Service Homeland Security (DHS). As the DHS chief operating officer, Electric and Gas Company Ms. Lute was responsible for the day-to-day management of (PSE&G) in October 2006. the Department's efforts to prevent terrorism and enhance PSE&G is New Jersey’s oldest security, secure and manage the nation's borders, administer and largest regulated gas and and enforce U.S. immigration laws, strengthen national electric delivery utility, serving resilience in the face of disasters, and ensure the nation's approximately 2.4 million cybersecurity. customers, nearly three- quarters of the state’s 2015 AGA Energy Delivery Cybersecurity Executive Summit

From 2003-2009, Ms. Lute served as Assistant Secretary- William B. Nelson General of the United Nations (UN) and established the President and Chief Executive Officer Department of Field Support, responsible for comprehensive Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center on-the-ground support to UN peace operations worldwide, including rapid-response efforts in support of development Bill Nelson is the President and CEO and humanitarian operations and crises. Ms. Lute served as of the Financial Services Information Assistant Secretary-General for Peacebuilding, responsible for Sharing and Analysis Center (FS- coordinating efforts on behalf of the Secretary General to build ISAC). The FS-ISAC is a non-profit sustainable peace in countries emerging from violent conflict. association dedicated to protecting financial services firms from physical Prior to joining the UN, Ms. Lute was Executive Vice-President and cyber attacks. FS-ISAC has over and Chief Operating Officer of the United Nations Foundation 5,200 members worldwide including and the Better World Fund. From 1994-2000, she worked with banks, credit unions, payment David A. Hamburg, former president of the Carnegie processors, broker-dealers, third Corporation of New York, and Cyrus Vance, former U.S. party service providers, and Secretary of State, on the Carnegie Commission on Preventing insurance companies. Deadly Conflict, a global initiative that pioneered the cause of conflict prevention. The FS-ISAC fulfills its mission through the dissemination of trusted and timely information regarding physical and cyber Ms. Lute served on the National Security Council staff under security risks to its membership. In 2013, FS-ISAC received the both President George H.W. Bush and President William prestigious RSA Award for Excellence in Information Security. Jefferson Clinton and had a distinguished career in the United Also in that year, Mr. Nelson was named the fifth most States Army, including service in the Gulf during Operation influential person in the field of Financial Information Security Desert Storm. She has a Ph.D. in political science from Stanford by the publication Bank Info Security. University and a J.D. from Georgetown University.

Before joining the FS-ISAC, Bill was the Executive Vice President of NACHA, The Electronic Payments Association Gregory T. Nojeim from 1988 to 2006. Prior to joining NACHA, Bill held several Senior Counsel and Director of Project on Freedom, Security and treasury management and lending positions within the Technology banking industry. Center for Democracy & Technology Anne Beauchesne Mr. Gregory T. Nojeim has Senior Vice President National Security & Emergency been employed at Center for , Democracy & Technology in Preparedness the position of Senior Counsel U.S. Chamber of Commerce Ann M. Beauchesne is senior and Director of Project on vice president of the U.S. Freedom, Security and Chamber of Commerce’s Technology since May 7, National Security & Emergency 2007. Mr. Nojeim has worked Preparedness Department, in the Washington Legislative which works to achieve Office of the American Civil increased national security Liberties Union (ACLU) since 1995, most recently as Associate while maintaining the openness Director and Chief Legislative Counsel. He has worked for more and mobility that are critical to than a decade on these issues, analyzing the civil liberties our economy. She is the implications of government initiatives pertaining to terrorism, principal spokesperson on national security, immigration and privacy. He has testified national security and extensively before Congress on a range of topics including emergency preparedness issues and is responsible for building wiretapping, Internet monitoring, driver's license privacy and and maintaining relationships with administration and regulatory agency leaders. She is also responsible for national ID cards. Before joining the ACLU he was Director of developing the Chamber’s overall national security policy Legal Services for the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination strategy and for fostering public-private sector partnerships to Committee. Prior to that, Mr. Nojeim worked at the firm of help ensure that subsequent policies are mutually beneficial to Kirkpatrick & Lockhart, specializing in securities and both sectors. Beauchesne has more than 10 years of international trade. Mr. Nojeim graduated magna cum laude experience working on domestic terrorism preparedness. Prior from the University of Rochester in 1981 and earned his J.D. to joining the Chamber, she worked for the National Governors from the University of Virginia in 1985. Association (NGA) where she held a variety of positions, including policy analyst in the Natural Resources Division and 2015 AGA Energy Delivery Cybersecurity Executive Summit program director of Emergency Management and Hank Kenchington Environment. At NGA, Beauchesne established its Homeland Deputy Assistant Secretary, Advanced Grid Integration Security and Emergency Management Division and served as its first executive director, identifying policy priorities for U.S. Department of Energy governors and their homeland security advisors. Beauchesne Hank Kenchington is served two terms on the Federal Emergency Management Deputy Assistant Secretary Agency National Advisory Council (FEMA-NAC), which advises (DAS) for Advanced Grid the administrator of FEMA on all aspects of emergency Integration in the management. She was nominated for and completed the Joint Department of Energy’s Civilian Orientation Conference (JCOC) program at the Department of Defense and is a graduate of the Homeland Office of Electricity Delivery Security Executive Leaders Program at the elite Naval and Energy Reliability (OE). Postgraduate School’s Center for Defense and Security. She Hank currently leads OE’s also serves on the National Homeland Security Consortium, a responsibilities in the forum for public and private sector disciplines that coalesces management of the $3.4 efforts and perspectives on how to best protect the United billion Smart Grid Investment States during emergencies. Additionally, Beauchesne is a Grant program funded under the American Recovery and board member of the ’s Resilience Reinvestment Act of 2009 to upgrade the nation’s power grid Development Institute, the only professional development with advanced digital technologies to improve system certification program for disaster response. She is also a reliability, security, and efficiency. Previously, Hank served as founding member of The Cassandra Initiative’s Board of DAS for R&D with responsibility for development of advanced Directors, an organization dedicated to training wounded and power technologies in power electronics, energy storage, disabled U.S. military veterans in advanced cyber security cyber security, smart grid, modeling and visualization, and tradecraft and analysis. In 2013, Beauchesne was inducted into the International Women in Homeland Security and synchrophasor technologies. Hank has a BS in mechanical and Emergency Management Hall of Fame. Beauchesne’s previous nuclear engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and a positions have given her unique knowledge of private sector master’s degree in engineering administration from the homeland security policies and operations, as well as a George Washington University. comprehensive understanding of U.S. governors’ priorities and the operations of state governments concerning homeland security issues. In addition to drafting the first-ever Governors’ Gregory Touhill Guide to Homeland Security, Beauchesne writes extensively Deputy Assistant Secretary, Cybersecurity and Communications on homeland security, terrorism, emergency management, U.S. Department of Homeland Security natural disasters, and nuclear weapons. Brigadier General (retired) Gregory J. Touhill is the Brian Finch, Esq. Deputy Assistant Secretary Senior Fellow for Cybersecurity and George Washington Center for Cyber and Homeland Security Communications within the National Protections Brian Finch is a partner in the and Programs Directorate Washington, DC office of Pillsbury (NPPD) of the Department Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP. He has of Homeland Security been named by Law360 as one of its (DHS), where he focuses “Rising Stars” in Privacy Law in 2014 on the development and and a “Rising Star” by National Law implementation of operational programs designed to protect Journal D.C. Brian's work typically our government networks and critical infrastructure systems. involves cyber and physical security General Touhill retired from the U.S. Air Force in July 2013 matters, including risk management after a distinguished career culminating as the Chief counseling. Information Officer and Director of Command, Control, Brian is a senior advisor to the Homeland Security and Defense Communications, and Cyber Systems at U.S. Transportation Business Council and is an adjunct professor at The George Command—one of the nation’s 10 combatant commands. A Washington University Law School. highly decorated combat leader, he served as the United States Defense Attaché to Kuwait and as the 81st Training Brian regularly speaks and writes on security issues, and has Wing commander, where he established the Air Force’s written articles for the Wall Street Journal, Politico, The Hill, Cyberspace Operations training programs and led the $1 and other publications. billion rebuilding of Keesler AFB, Miss., in the aftermath of

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Mike Rogers suppliers and related organizations as Associate Members. Mr. Former Chairman, Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Kuhn joined the Institute in 1985 as executive vice president, U.S. House of Representatives was named chief operating officer in 1988, and elected Former Chairman, House Intelligence Committee president in 1990. With over a decade of Prior to joining the Institute, Mr. Kuhn was president of the experience shaping critical American Nuclear Energy Council, which subsequently merged cybersecurity, counterterrorism with the Nuclear Energy Institute. The Council represented and national security virtually all of the companies in the commercial nuclear power policies in the U.S., Mike industry. He joined the Council in 1975 as vice president, Rogers remains in the government affairs, and became president in 1983. center of debates From 1972 to 1975, he headed the energy section of the surrounding America’s investment banking firm, Alex Brown and Sons. Prior to that, most urgent issues. from 1970 to 1972, Mr. Kuhn was White House Liaison Officer As former chairman of the to the Secretary of the Navy. U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Mr. Kuhn received a BA in Economics in 1968 from Yale Intelligence, Mike Rogers University, served as a Naval Officer following his graduation, spent over a decade shaping critical cybersecurity, and completed a Masters in Business Administration in 1972 counterterrorism and national security policies in the United from George Washington University. He completed the States and dealt with some of the most sensitive issues that Stanford University Graduate School of Business Senior face the nation. Widely respected by both Republicans and Executive Program in 1989. Democrats for his leadership—Washington Post columnist Mr. Kuhn served on the Secretary of Energy’s Advisory Board David Ignatius called him “a rare example of bipartisanship.” and the Board of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. He currently Today, he remains at the center of crucial debates on critical serves on the Boards of the United States Energy Association, issues as a CNN national security commentator and the host of the Electric Drive Transportation Association, and the Westwood One's nationally-syndicated Something to Think American Council for Capital Formation. He is Chairman- About with Mike Rogers. Rogers gained additional insider Emeritus of the Committee of 100 of the U.S. Chamber of perspective traveling the globe, and his invaluable insight and Commerce, Chairman-Emeritus of the American Society of experience help both individuals and organizations better Association Executives, and past-chairman of the Alliance to understand the critical issues that impact their daily lives and Save Energy, the ASAE/Key Industry Association Committee operations. As a former member of the U.S. Congress and of the Trade Association Liaison Council. representing Michigan’s 8th Congressional District, officer in the U.S. Army and special agent in the FBI, Rogers is uniquely Mr. Kuhn was chosen as Association Executive of the Year 2000 positioned to influence national discussions and offer expert by Association TRENDS magazine. He was the recipient of The analysis on diverse political and national security-related Energy Daily’s 2000 Public Policy Leadership Award, received subjects. With his distinct style and candid wit he shares with the Alliance to Save Energy’s 2004 Chairman’s Award, and audiences his insider’s analysis on current events. received the 2009 ASAE/Center for Association Leadership’s Key Award. M. Kuhn is the recipient of the Fund for American Thomas Kuhn Studies (TFAS) 2014 Congressional Scholarship Award. President Edison Electric Institute Mr. Kuhn is Chairman-Emeritus of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, and currently serves on the Board of the Tom Kuhn is President of the National Capital Chapter. He also serves on the Boards of the Edison Electric Institute, the U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation. From 2006 to 2008, Mr. Kuhn association of investor- served on the Board of the National Park Foundation. Mr. Kuhn owned electric companies was awarded the Bess Goodman Humanitarian Award in 2000. whose members generate He served as 1992 and 1997 chairman of the Associations and distribute approximately Division, United Way Campaign, and chairman of the 1996 three-quarters of the nation’s through 1998 National Alliance to End Homelessness Awards electricity. In addition, EEI has dinners. a growing number of international electric companies as Affiliate

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Kenneth E. Bentsen, Jr. John McAvoy President and Chief Executive Officer Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) Consolidated Edison, Inc. Mr. Bentsen is President and John McAvoy is Chairman, CEO of SIFMA. Previously, president and chief executive Mr. Bentsen served as officer of Consolidated Executive Vice President, Edison Inc., and CEO of its Public Policy and Advocacy principal subsidiary, at SIFMA, responsible for Consolidated Edison SIFMA’s legal, regulatory, Company of New York, Inc. and legislative affairs and Mr. McAvoy joined Con advocacy initiatives. Edison in 1980, and has Prior to joining SIFMA, Mr. served in positions of Bentsen was president of the increasing responsibility. In Equipment Leasing and his last post, he served as Finance Association, where president and CEO of he led the 700-member Orange and Rockland financial services trade association representing commercial Utilities, Inc., a Consolidated Edison, Inc. subsidiary that and investment banks, financial services companies and operates utility companies in NY, NJ, and PA. manufacturers in the commercial finance sector. In that role Prior to his leadership of O&R, Mr. McAvoy served as senior he developed and implemented a new strategic direction for vice president of Central Operations. His responsibilities this principal industry association. From 2003 to 2006, Mr. included oversight of the electric transmission system, more Bentsen was a Managing Director at Public Strategies, Inc. than 100 substations in and around New York City, the where he was a strategic and management consultant Company’s primary control center, engineering and principally to the firm’s financial services clients. construction activities, electric and steam generating plants, From 1995 to 2003, Mr. Bentsen served as a Member of the and the world’s largest steam system. United States House of Representatives from Texas, where he Mr. McAvoy serves on the board of directors of Consolidated sat on the House Financial Services Committee (and its Edison Inc., the American Gas Association, Edison Electric predecessor House Banking and Financial Services Institute, The Business Council of New York State, the Committee), and separately on the House Budget Committee. Partnership for New York City and The New York State Energy Mr. Bentsen was an active participant in the drafting and Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), and The enactment of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City. H. He also serves on Act, the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act and the Commodities the board of trustees of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum. Futures Modernization Act. During his tenure in the Congress, Mr. McAvoy holds an MBA from New York University and a he played an active role in legislation and oversight of bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Manhattan regulations affecting bank and thrift charters, federal deposit College. He is a graduate of the David Rockefeller Fellows insurance, securities law, derivatives, and the federal Program. government sponsored enterprises (Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the FHLB system). Mr. Bentsen was also instrumental in the passage of the landmark Balanced Budget Act of 1997, Alan Roth particularly with respect to health care policy. Senior Executive Vice President Prior to his service in Congress, Mr. Bentsen was an investment USTelecom banker at both a major Wall Street firm and a large regional Alan J. Roth is USTelecom’s firm, where he specialized in municipal and mortgage finance. senior executive vice president, Mr. Bentsen is a Trustee of the Hirshhorn Museum and where he serves as deputy to Sculpture Garden of the Smithsonian Institution, the Bryce President & CEO Walter B. Harlow Foundation and the Center for Congressional and McCormick Jr. in directing the Political Studies at the American University. government affairs mission of the association. Mr. Bentsen has a B.A. from the University of St. Thomas and an M.P.A. from American University. Roth, a respected government relations professional and well-

known Washington veteran, 2015 AGA Energy Delivery Cybersecurity Executive Summit came to USTelecom from his role as a principal in the Association of America. He currently serves as a director of government affairs firm of Lent Scrivner & Roth LLC. As a Crestwood Equity Partners LP. former staff director and chief counsel to the House Energy Somerhalder is chairman of the board of the Atlanta BeltLine, and Commerce Committee, Roth was recognized by Roll Call Inc., which is leading the development of the Atlanta BeltLine as one of the 50 most influential staffers on Capitol Hill while along 22 miles of historic railroad around the city. A member he served as the highest-ranking advisor to Rep. John D. Dingell of the board of the United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta, he (D-MI), the committee’s chairman. The Hill has also cited him successfully chaired the 2009 United Way Campaign for metro in its list of top lobbyists as one of “the best in the business.” Atlanta during difficult economic times and served an unprecedented second term as chair of the 2010 campaign. John Somerhalder II Somerhalder holds a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical Chairman and Chief Executive Officer engineering from the University of Arizona. AGL Resources John W. Somerhalder II was He and his wife, Rebecca, live in Atlanta. They have four grown named president and chief children and six grandchildren. executive officer of AGL Resources (NYSE:GAS) in Kiersten Todt March 2006 and has served President and Managing Partner as chairman of the company's Liberty Group Ventures, LLC board of directors since Kiersten Todt is the November 2007. In May of President and Managing 2015 the company named Partner of Liberty Group Andrew W. Evans president Ventures, LLC (LGV). She and chief operating officer, develops risk and crisis with Somerhalder remaining management solutions for chairman and chief cybersecurity, infrastructure, executive officer. homeland security, With more than three decades in the energy industry, emergency management, including state and regulatory experience in multiple and higher education clients jurisdictions, Somerhalder provides seasoned leadership to in the public, private, and AGL Resources, an Atlanta-based energy services holding non-profit sectors. She has been a member of the team company with operations in natural gas distribution, retail supporting the National Institute of Standards and Technology operations, wholesale services and midstream operations. As (NIST) in the development of the Voluntary Cybersecurity the nation's largest natural gas-only distributor based on Framework called for in President Obama’s 2013 Executive customer count, AGL Resources serves approximately 4.5 Order 13636 on Cybersecurity. She has served in senior million utility customers in seven states through its regulated positions in both the executive and legislative branches of distribution subsidiaries: Atlanta Gas Light, Chattanooga Gas, government. Ms. Todt has commented on homeland security Elizabethtown Gas, Elkton Gas, Florida City Gas, Nicor Gas and and sport security issues in multiple media outlets, including Virginia Natural Gas. The company also serves more than one MSNBC, NPR, Bloomberg, and The Wall Street Journal. Her million retail customers through its SouthStar Energy Services work on crisis management and sport security has been joint venture and Pivotal Home Solutions, which market published in relevant journals. natural gas and related home services. Other non-utility Prior to LGV, Ms. Todt was a partner at Good Harbor businesses include asset management for natural gas Consulting and was responsible for building and managing the wholesale customers through Sequent Energy Management company’s North America crisis management practice. Clients and ownership and operation of natural gas storage facilities. included states and localities, large corporations, maritime Somerhalder joined AGL Resources from El Paso Corporation, entities, and college and university systems. Before joining where he spent almost 30 years, rising through the ranks from Good Harbor, she worked for Business Executives for National engineer to president of El Paso Pipeline Group and executive Security (BENS) and was responsible for integrating the private vice president of El Paso Corporation. sector into state and local emergency management capabilities; she also developed and executed federal and He is a member of the board of directors of the American Gas regional port and cyber security projects. Prior to BENS, she Association, which he chaired in 2011. He also serves on the was a consultant for Sandia National Laboratories and worked boards of the Gas Technology Institute, the Chamber with the California Governor's Office and Bay Area Economic of Commerce and the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce. Forum to develop the homeland security preparedness plan He has served as past chairman of the Interstate Natural Gas 2015 AGA Energy Delivery Cybersecurity Executive Summit for the Bay Area. Ms. Todt was also an adjunct lecturer at Stanford University. Ms. Todt served as a Professional Staff Member on the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; she worked for the Committee Chairman, Senator Joseph Lieberman, and was responsible for drafting the cybersecurity, infrastructure protection, emergency preparedness, and science and technology directorates of the legislation that created the Department of Homeland Security. She also served as Senator Lieberman's Appropriations Director and economic policy advisor. Before working in the Senate, Ms. Todt served in Vice President Gore's domestic policy office and was responsible for coordinating federal resources with locally-defined needs, specifically focusing on energy and housing issues. She was also the senior advisor on demand-reduction issues to Director Barry. R. McCaffrey at the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP). Ms. Todt graduated from Princeton University, with a degree in public policy from The Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. She holds a master's degree in Public Policy from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and was selected to be a Presidential Management Fellow in 1999. She earned the Outstanding Service Award at ONDCP.