James Sheppard

Mr. Sheppard was appointed to the OPG Board in March 2017 and currently serves as an Independent Consultant. Mr. Sheppard was as Interim Senior Vice President for Southern California Edison Company and served as its Interim Chief Nuclear Officer from September 2010 to December 9, 2010. From 1993 to 2009, Mr. Sheppard held several senior positions associated with the South Texas Project nuclear power plant, including Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of STP Nuclear Operating Company, which operated the facility for its three owners. He served as Executive Officer of South Texas Project Electric Generating Station. He served as an executive at STP for ten years, holding positions of Vice President and Assistant to the President and Chief Executive Officer; Vice President of Engineering and Technical Services; Vice President of Business Systems; Assistant to the executive vice president; and General Manager of Licensing. He has been an Independent Director at Xcel Energy Inc. since March 2011.

Mr. Sheppard holds a Bachelor of Science degree in aerospace engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy and a master’s degree in business administration from the Duke University.