Chad V. Seely

Chad V. Seely became Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary for ERCOT on January 1, 2016.

Mr. Seely oversees state and federal regulatory and litigation issues related to the ERCOT region, including market, operational, planning, and compliance matters. In addition, Mr. Seely supervises the Information Governance Program and market rules and stakeholder support groups. Mr. Seely has been with ERCOT since May 2005.

Prior to joining ERCOT, Mr. Seely was an attorney at the Texas Department of Insurance, working on enforcement matters against licensed insurance agents and companies and unlicensed entities before the State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH) and the Commissioner of Insurance.

Mr. Seely grew up in Irving, Texas, and received BA degrees in political science and French from Texas Tech University in 1999. He graduated from South Texas College of Law in 2002 and earned awards in South Texas’ esteemed advocacy program.

He has lived in Austin since 2002 and is happily married with two daughters.