Chris Cummiskey

Cummiskey is responsible for delivering growth and customer solutions across Southern Company’s subsidiaries, leads Southern Company’s unregulated competitive businesses and oversees the innovation functions for organization. He previously served as executive vice president of external affairs and nuclear development for Georgia Power, chief commercial officer of Southern Power and as commissioner of the Georgia Department of Economic Development. Cummiskey’s work in the public sector includes a state director for U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson of Georgia and chief of staff for the speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives. He is a past member of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, the Georgia Ports Authority, Georgia World Congress Center and the Georgia board of trustees for the Nature Conservancy.