Jeffrey N. Edwards

Jeffrey N. Edwards was appointed as an independent member of American Water's board of directors on March 1, 2018.

Mr. Edwards currently serves as a partner and chief operating officer at investment advisor New Vernon Capital. Prior to New Vernon Capital, Edwards capped a 22-year career at Merrill Lynch & Co. as vice chairman, and, prior to that, chief financial officer. His previous positions at Merrill Lynch include Head of Origination, Americas, Head of Global Capital Markets and CoHead of Global Equities. He began his career at Chase Manhattan Bank as a credit auditor.

In addition to American Water, Mr. Edwards also serves on the board of directors of Raymond James Financial, Inc. and Medusind, Inc., and is Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the Pingry School. He previously served on the policy and finance committees of the board of directors of NASDAQ. Mr. Edwards holds a bachelor's degree, with honors, in Physics from Haverford College and his MBA from Harvard Business School.