PALM BEACH, FL (January 11, 2023) — The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) today announced that five employees will move into expanded roles in recognition of their leadership and contributions to EEI member companies across the clean energy, ESG, external affairs, international, and state regulatory fronts.

Announced during the Institute’s winter Board of Directors and CEO meeting in Palm Beach, these changes are effective immediately:

• Emily Sanford Fisher is now Executive Vice President, Clean Energy, and General Counsel. Fisher joined EEI in 2008 and has led the legal department, first as Vice President, Law, and then as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary since 2017. Since January 2021, Fisher also has served as Senior Vice President, Clean Energy. In her expanded role, she will continue to oversee and to coordinate strategic clean energy engagement across EEI and across the federal government. Fisher has directed EEI’s response to climate change-related regulations and litigation since 2015. Before joining EEI, Fisher was a Foreign Service Officer with the U.S. Department of State and was in private practice representing electric companies before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission. She serves on the board of the Energy Bar Association and is a member of the Advisory Council for the Energy Systems Integration Group and of the Women’s Energy Network National Advisory Council. Fisher received a B.A. in international affairs with a concentration in economics from The George Washington University and a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center. Fisher will continue to report to EEI President Tom Kuhn. 
• Richard McMahon is now Senior Vice President, Energy Supply and Finance, and Chief ESG Officer. McMahon joined EEI in 1992 and has served as senior vice president of energy supply and finance since 2019. McMahon directs EEI’s Wall Street activities on behalf of member companies, including financial analysis, investor relations, ESG/sustainability reporting, accounting, and tax issues. He also oversees EEI energy supply activities, including the use and transportation of natural gas. McMahon completed the Stanford University Graduate School of Business Executive Program in Leadership. He also has a B.A. from Duquesne University and an M.B.A. in Finance from The George Washington University. McMahon will continue to report to EEI Executive Vice President of the Business Operations Group and Regulatory Affairs Phil Moeller.
• Dr. Lawrence E. Jones is now Senior Vice President, International Programs. Jones joined EEI in 2015 as vice president of International Programs. Under his leadership, EEI’s International Programs has grown to more than 65 member companies with operations in more than 90 countries, and has launched several new strategic initiatives, including the annual Global Electricity Forum, the Global Executive Leader Network, the Africa Utility Power Sector Exchange, the Thomas Edison–Nikola Tesla Impactful Leadership Dialogue, and the Thomas Edison International Utility Executive Fellowship Program. Prior to joining EEI, Jones was North America Vice President for Utility Innovation & Infrastructure Resilience at Alstom Grid Inc., where he assisted companies worldwide with formulating strategies for deploying new technologies and innovative business solutions. Before joining Alstom Grid Inc., Jones was a visiting research scientist at Electricite de France and worked on special projects at ABB in Sweden. He received his MSc, Licentiate, and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm. Jones will continue to report to Phil Moeller.
• Shelby Linton-Keddie is now Executive Director, Regulatory Affairs. Linton-Keddie joined EEI in 2019 and most recently served as managing director of state regulatory affairs. She will continue to lead EEI’s engagement and strategy on economic regulatory issues before state public utility commissions. She also co-leads EEI’s cross-functional state practice, which focuses on emerging industry policy trends on key topics. Prior to joining EEI, Linton-Keddie served in the Pennsylvania Office of Small Business Advocate and at Duquesne Light Company, where she managed strategy for state regulatory filings on numerous issues, including electric transportation, alternative ratemaking, and microgrids. She also previously served as an energy assistant and legal counsel to Commissioner Pamela Witmer at the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission. She holds a B.S. and a Master of Education from Millersville University and a J.D. from Penn State Dickinson Law. Linton-Keddie will continue to report to Phil Moeller.
• Kristine Esposo Telford is now Executive Director, External Affairs. Telford joined EEI in 2017 and most recently served as managing director of external affairs. Telford leads EEI's team focused on outreach to state elected officials, including state legislators, governors, and attorneys general. She manages EEI's online advocacy community, We Stand for Energy, and co-leads EEI's cross-functional state practice with Linton-Keddie. Before joining EEI, she worked at the Herald Group, where she managed public affairs campaigns focused on legal reform policy, litigation communications, and health care. She received a B.A. in political science and economics from The George Washington University. Telford will continue to report to EEI Chief Strategy Officer and Executive Vice President of Public Policy and External Affairs Brian Wolff. 
  
  “I am pleased to announce that Emily, Richard, Lawrence, Shelby, and Kristine will take on these well-deserved expanded roles,” said EEI President Tom Kuhn. “As EEI and our member companies continue to lead the clean energy transformation, both in the U.S. and abroad, each will play an important role in working with key stakeholders to enhance energy security and to drive the policies we need to deliver the resilient clean energy that our customers need and expect.”