Geisha Williams

Geisha Jimenez Williams is a member of BPC’s board of directors. She has more than three decades of experience in the energy industry. Williams was formerly Chief Executive Officer and President of PG&E Corporation, one of the largest combined natural gas and electric energy companies in the United States. She was the first and only Latina CEO of a Fortune 200 company and has been recognized as the highest ranking Latina leader in business.

During her tenure at PG&E, the company became a leader in renewables integration, grid modernization and smart grid technologies. Under her leadership, the company delivered nearly 80% greenhouse gas free electricity to 16 million people in northern and central California, and the best electric reliability in company history. Her focus on safety culture and engaged employees led to best ever industrial safety performance. She also championed energy efficiency, digitization and an all company focus on customer experience. As a result, PG&E achieved its highest levels of customer satisfaction and was rated best overall electric
provider by national customers.

Prior to joining PG&E in 2007, Williams worked for over two decades at Florida Power and Light Company, where she was Vice President of Power Systems. She held a variety of positions of increasing responsibility in FPL’s customer service, marketing, external affairs and electric operations. Her crisis leadership skills were forged in Florida, where she led the historic electric restoration and recovery from seven hurricanes over a 15 month period in 2004 and 2005. Williams was a director on the PG&E Corporation Board of Directors, the Edison Electric Institute (EEI) and the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO). At EEI, she also served on the Executive Committee and was the CEO co-Chair of the Customer Energy Solutions Policy Committee. In addition, she was the former Chair of the Center for Energy Workforce Development (CEWD), and on the Advisory Board for the Morgan Stanley Institute for Sustainable Investing.

Williams is a board member of the Bipartisan Policy Center where she serves on two committees.  She is a trustee of the University of Miami, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in engineering. She holds a master’s degree in business administration from Nova Southeastern University. She also serves on three corporate boards.

Williams lives in Pinecrest, Florida.