Avelino J. Halagao Jr.

Avelino J. Halagao Jr. is the current VP of Corporate and Community Advancement at Hawaiian Electric Industries. Avelino has extensive experience in the corporate world, having served as a legal consultant at Thomson Reuters Westlaw for 16 years and as a management consultant at KPMG Peat Marwick for 4 years. In 2012, they transitioned to Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc., where they eventually became the Director of Corporate & Community Advancement. In this role, they were responsible for overseeing the company's charitable foundation. In October 2017, they assumed their current position at Hawaiian Electric Industries.

Avelino J. Halagao Jr. has a Juris Doctor from the University of California, Los Angeles, an Executive Program for Nonprofit Leaders from Stanford University, a Master of Business Administration from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, and a Bachelor of Science in Commerce from the University of Virginia.

Avelino J. Halagao Jr. reports to Constance H. Lau, President & CEO. Some of their coworkers include Kurt K. Murao - EVP, General Counsel, Chief Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretary, Gregory C. Hazelton - Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.