Letha Tawney

Letha Tawney, Portland, is one of three Oregon Public Utility Commissioners and was appointed by Governor Kate Brown in June 2018. Prior to this, Letha worked for the World Resources Institute as an expert on clean energy development and large customer buying strategies. As the Polsky Chair for Renewable Energy, she led the Institute’s work on propelling innovation in business and regulatory models in the power sector. Now Letha represents Oregon on the Electricity and the Critical Infrastructure committees for the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners. She also serves on the Energy Imbalance Market Board of State Regulators, engaging closely on Western electricity market development. Letha holds a Master of Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School and a Bachelor of Science in business and computer science from George Fox University.