Sector: Utilities
Director information for TALEN ENERGY CORP (data for year 2026)
| Name | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew M. Wright | Chief Administrative Officer | 58 | ["22 years of experience in the power generation sector","In-house counsel for Energy Future Holdings","Experience with financial, operational, and regulatory challenges","Led numerous fleet and balance sheet restructuring efforts","Involved in the largest leveraged buyout in U.S. history","Worked closely with various boards of directors and stakeholders","J.D. from the University of Notre Dame","B.B.A. in Accounting from Southern Methodist University","CPA certification","Experience with corporate securities, mergers, and acquisitions"] | [] | 2026 |
| Anthony Horton | Independent Director | 65 | ["Chief Executive Officer of AR Horton Advisors","Lead Independent Director for Team, Inc.","Independent Director for Equiniti Trust Company","Independent Director for Sunnova Energy International Inc.","Independent Director for U.S. Renal Care","Independent Director for Travelport GDS, UK","Independent Director for Neiman Marcus’ Mariposa Holdings","Independent Director for Seadrill Partners","Independent Director for Arena Energy","Chairman of the board of directors of NanoLumens","More than 25 years of energy and technology experience","Executive Vice President and CFO at EFH","Senior Director of Corporate and Public Policy at TXU Energy","CPA","Chartered Financial Analyst","Certified Management Accountant","Certified Financial Manager"] | ["Compensation","Audit","Risk Oversight"] | 2026 |
| Christine Benson Schwartzstein | Independent Director | 45 | ["Board member at Delek US Holdings, Inc.","Board member at Apollo Infrastructure Company","Former board member at Just Energy (U.S.) Corp.","Member of Orion Infrastructure Capital's Senior Advisory Board","Former Managing Director and Investment Principal","17 years at Goldman Sachs in various roles including Managing Director"] | ["Nominating and Governance","Risk Oversight"] | 2026 |
| Dale E. Lebsack | Chief Asset Development Officer | 50 | ["Chief Asset Development Officer since December 2025","Chief Fossil Officer from June 2023 to December 2025","Led Talen Energy’s approximately 10-gigawatt fossil generation fleet","Business unit leader for Talen’s generation assets in Montana, ERCOT, and the Northeast from December 2020 to March 2022","Senior Vice President Fossil Operations from March 2022 to June 2023","Held leadership roles with RJS Power in asset management, project development, plant operations, and environmental, health and safety","Led technical planning and permitting related to a $1.2 billion repowering of three power plants in ERCOT","Led technical due diligence related to the acquisition of two asset portfolios in PJM","Experience includes plant-level positions with Duke Energy North America and Entergy","Graduate of Georgia Institute of Technology with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering"] | [] | 2026 |
| Darren J. Olagues | Chief Development Officer | 55 | ["over 25 years of energy experience","Chief Financial Officer and Senior Advisor for GenOn Energy","President and CEO of Cleco Corporate Holdings","President of Cleco Power","financial leadership roles at Exelon Corporation and Sithe Energies","bachelor’s degree in Accounting and Business/Management from Tulane University"] | [] | 2026 |
| Gizman Abbas | Independent Director | 53 | ["Nearly 30 years of energy and investment experience","Served on the board of directors of Prairie Operating Company","Founding Principal of Direct Invest Development","Board of directors of the New York Independent System Operator","Served on the boards of directors of Crown Electrokinetics","Aranjin Resources Ltd.","KLR Energy Acquisition Corporation","Handeni Gold","Founding Partner of the commodity investment business at Apollo Global Management","Vice President at Goldman Sachs","Investment associate at Morgan Stanley","Senior Project Engineer on oil and gas construction projects for Exxon Mobil Corporation"] | ["Nominating and Governance (Chair)","Audit","Compensation"] | 2026 |
| Joseph Nigro | 61 | ["Senior advisor to Blackstone Inc.’s energy transition group","Board member of Kindle Energy LLC since July 2023","Board member of Eos Energy Enterprises, Inc. since March 2025","Chairman of Eos Energy Enterprises, Inc. since December 2025","Advisor to the Exelon Chief Executive Officer until March 2023","Exelon Chief Financial Officer from May 2018 to October 2022","Member of Exelon’s Executive Committee","Chair of Exelon’s Corporate Investment Committee","Chief Executive Officer of Constellation Energy from 2013 to 2018","Senior Vice President of Portfolio Strategy at Constellation Energy","Senior Vice President of Portfolio Management and Strategy for the Exelon Power Team","Led merger integration for Exelon Power Team","Started career with PECO Energy in 1996","Spent seven years with Phibro Energy, Inc.","Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from the University of Connecticut","Completed Exelon Leadership Institute Program at Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management","Completed University of Chicago Executive Development Program","Completed MIT Reactor Technology Course for Utility Executives","Previously served on boards of Chicago Public Library and National Aquarium in Baltimore","Advisory Board member for FM Global Mutual Insurance Company"] | ["Risk Oversight (Chair)","Nominating and Governance"] | 2026 | |
| Karen Hyde | Independent Director | 64 | ["Senior Vice President, Chief Compliance & Ethics Officer, Chief Audit Executive, and Chief Risk Officer of Xcel Energy","30 years with Xcel Energy in various roles","Negotiated structured power purchase arrangements","Lead nuclear engineer for U.S. Department of Defense","M.S. in Mineral Economics from Colorado School of Mines","B.S. in Metallurgical Engineering from Lafayette College","Certified Internal Auditor","Certification in Risk Management Assurance from the Institute of Internal Auditors"] | ["Audit","Compensation"] | 2026 |
| Mark “Mac” McFarland | Chief Executive Officer and Director; Chief Executive Officer and Former President | 56 | ["Chief Executive Officer and Director since May 2023","Formerly President from May 2023 to December 2025","Formerly President, Chief Executive Officer, and a director of California Resources Corporation","Chairman of Carbon TerraVault","Executive Chairman of GenOn Energy","Chief Executive Officer of Luminant Holding Company LLC","Chief Commercial Officer of Luminant","Senior Vice President, Corporate Development at Exelon Corporation","M.B.A. from the University of Delaware","B.S. in Civil Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University","Professional engineer license since 1995","Completed MIT Nuclear Reactor Technology Course for Utility Executives"] | [] | 2026 |
| Stephen Schaefer | Chairman & Independent Director | 62 | ["Extensive industry experience in deregulated natural gas and electricity markets","Partner with Riverstone, a private equity firm focused on energy investing","Managing Director with Huron Consulting Group, founded and headed its Energy Practice","Managing Director and Vice President with Duke Energy North America","B.S., magna cum laude, in Finance and Accounting from Northeastern University","Chartered Financial Analyst"] | ["Audit Committee","Risk Committee","Compensation Committee"] | 2026 |
