Tennessee Valley Authority
Bert Robinson has a diverse work experience spanning over several years. Bert started their career in 1998 as the Legislative Director to Congressman John J. Duncan, Jr. in the U.S. House of Representatives. After that, they joined March of Dimes in 2005 as the Regional Director of Public Affairs. In 2008, they joined Tennessee Valley Authority where they held various roles including Manager, Valley Relations and Senior Program Manager, Valley Relations. Their most recent position at Tennessee Valley Authority was as the Director, District, State & Local Government Relations. Currently, they serve as the Director, Government & Community Relations, East Region at Tennessee Valley Authority.
Bert Robinson completed the Executive Candidate Leadership Development Program at TVA / Center for Creative Leadership in 2012. In 2011, they also completed the Leadership and Management for Accelerated Performance program at TVA / Vanderbilt University. Prior to these programs, they obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Speech Communication from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
Tennessee Valley Authority
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Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) operates a public power system and supplies power in Tennessee, northern Alabama, northeastern Mississippi, and southwestern Kentucky and in portions of northern Georgia, western North Carolina, and southwestern Virginia. The Company manages the Tennessee River, its tributaries and certain shorelines to provide navigation, flood damage reduction and electricity, among others. The Company is a wholesaler of power. The Company sells power to local power company customers of TVA (LPCs), which then resell power to their customers at retail rates. TVA's LPCs consist of municipalities and other local government entities (municipalities), and customer-owned entities (cooperatives). TVA has approximately three nuclear sites consisting of over six units in operation and approximately one unit under construction. The Company's transmission system has approximately 70 interconnections with over 10 neighboring electric systems.