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Pedro J. Pizarro

President and Chief Executive Officer
Edison International

QUALIFICATIONS, ATTRIBUTES AND SKILLS

Mr. Pizarro provides in-depth knowledge of the Company’s business, experienced industry leadership, safety and operations, workforce management, cybersecurity and technology, business resiliency and strategic planning experience and background. His leadership and experience dealing with difficult challenges at EIX, SCE and Edison Mission Energy (“EME”) add value to the Board. Mr. Pizarro also brings the experience and perspective of a director of several industry-related associations.

CORE

  • Leadership
  • Risk Management
  • Strategic Planning
  • Regulatory
  • Workforce/Talent Management

INDIVIDUAL

  • Safety
  • Operations
  • Capital Markets
  • Utility Industry
  • Legal/Public Policy 
  • Cybersecurity
  • Technology & Innovation
  • Financial Expertise*
  • Environmental & Sustainability
  • Engineering & Science
  • Public Company CEO
  • SCE/CA Utility Customer 

*Meets the criteria for an “audit committee financial expert” under SEC rules.

PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS

  • President and CEO, EIX (2016-present)
  • President, SCE (2014-2016)
  • President, EME, an indirect subsidiary of EIX until the sale of its principal assets in 2014 (2011-2014)
  • Held a variety of management positions during 25-year career at EIX, SCE and EME, including Executive Vice President responsible for SCE's transmission and distribution system, power procurement and generation, Vice President and Senior Vice President of Power Procurement, and Vice President of Strategy and Business Development
  • Senior Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company prior to joining the Company

Education

  • A.B., in chemistry, Harvard University
  • Ph.D. in chemistry, California Institute of Technology

OTHER BOARD SERVICE

  • Director, 3M Company (2023-present)
  • Director, Edison Electric Institute (2016-present; chair from 2023-2024)
  • Co-chair, Electricity Subsector Coordinating Council (2023-2025; member since 2016); coordinates with U.S. government and electric power sector to prepare for, and respond to, national-level disasters or threats to critical infrastructure
  • Trustee, California Institute of Technology (2018-2025)
  • Advisory Board, U.S. Secretary of Energy (2019-2021)
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