Dawn Roth Lindell

Dawn Roth Lindell serves as the General Manager and CEO of Seattle City Light, leading a team of approximately 1,800 professionals to provide carbon neutral electricity to Seattle and its surrounding communities. With extensive experience at the Western Area Power Administration, Dawn has held multiple senior leadership roles, including Senior Vice President and Rocky Mountain Regional Manager, where responsibilities included marketing power from federal hydroelectric dams and managing a high voltage transmission system across 15 states. Earlier positions at WAPA included SVP roles focused on strategy in information technology and operations, achieving significant cost avoidance through organizational transformation. Additionally, Dawn has experience as General Manager for Burbank Water & Power and as General Manager, ITS at Colorado Springs Utilities, with a strong background in technology services and operations management. Education includes a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame and an MBA in Information Technology from the University of Colorado Colorado Springs.