Board of Directors

Business Experience: Chair, chief executive officer and director of Jacobs Engineering Group Inc., a provider of technical professional services, including consulting, technical, scientific and project delivery for the government and private sector, since August 2015. Chairman and chief executive officer (from 2004 to 2015) of Aleris Corporation, a manufacturer of aluminum rolled products. Demetriou served as a director (from 2008 to 2014) and non-executive chairman (from 2011 to 2014) of Foster-Wheeler AG; director of the OM Group (from 2005 to 2015); and director of Kraton Corporation (from 2009 to 2017). Director of FirstEnergy since 2017.

Other Attributes, Experience and Skills: Demetriou received his Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering from Tufts University. He has extensive experience in leadership and senior management roles, including the role of chief executive officer. In addition, he brings experience in a variety of industries, including engineering, construction and oil and gas. His extensive executive and board experience has equipped him with leadership skills and the knowledge of board processes and functions. This experience qualifies him to serve as a member of the FirstEnergy Board.

Business Experience: President of NetCommunications, LLC, a national regulatory and public affairs firm focusing primarily on energy and telecommunications regulation, since 2000. Johnson serves as a director of the following three other public companies: American Water Works Company, Inc., MasTec, Inc., and NorthWestern Corporation. Director of FirstEnergy since 2011.

Other Attributes, Experience and Skills: Johnson received her law degree from the University of Florida College of Law after graduating from the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Science in business administration. She is a former chairman and commissioner of the Florida Public Service Commission, which provides her with valuable insight into the electric utility industry. In her current position as president of NetCommunications, LLC, she develops strategies for achieving objectives through advocacy directed at critical decision makers. She previously served as senior vice president of Communications and Marketing at Milcom Technologies and also has additional public company board experience. Johnson’s extensive regulatory background, legal experience and additional board experience qualify her to serve as a member of FirstEnergy's Board.

Business Experience: Managing director of SERC Consulting LLC, an energy policy and strategy firm, since 2020. Previously, he was executive vice president and general counsel at First Solar, Inc., from 2014 to 2020. He also served as executive vice president, general counsel, shared services and secretary, and chief compliance officer for NV Energy, Inc., from 2006 to 2013; served as vice president and general counsel, among other senior executive positions, for Koch Industries, Inc., from 1998 to 2005; and was vice president and general counsel of Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation (now part of National Grid) from 1992 to 1998.

Other Attributes, Skills and Experience: Kaleta graduated from Hamilton College and received his Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center. He has held a number of leadership roles throughout the energy sector over the past 30 years. 

Business Experience: General counsel of Icahn Enterprises L.P., a diversified holding company engaged in a variety of businesses, including investment, automotive, energy, food packaging, metals, real estate and home fashion, since 2014. Lynn also serves as a director of the following companies: Cloudera, Inc., and Conduent Incorporated. Director of FirstEnergy since March 2021.

Other Attributes, Experience and Skills: Lynn received a B.A. from the University of Michigan and a J.D. from the Boston University School of Law. He has extensive experience in a variety of businesses, including investment, automotive, energy, food packaging, metals, real estate and home fashion. Prior to his current position, Lynn was Assistant General Counsel of Icahn Enterprises (from 2004 to 2014). Prior to joining Icahn Enterprises, Lynn worked as an associate in the New York office of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. in its business and finance department and as an associate in the corporate group at Gordon Altman Butowsky Weitzen Shalov & Wein. Lynn’s legal experience and his experience in a variety of industries along with his broad business skills make him a valuable member of the FirstEnergy Board.

Business Experience: Non-executive Chairman of the Board since May 2018. Retired in 2011 as managing partner (position held since 2003) of the Northeast Ohio offices of Ernst & Young LLP, a public accounting firm. He serves as a director of the following two other public companies: TimkenSteel Corp. and Trinseo S.A. Director of FirstEnergy since 2012.

Other Attributes, Experience and Skills: Misheff graduated from The University of Akron with a major in accounting and is a Certified Public Accountant. As the managing partner of the Northeast Ohio offices of Ernst & Young LLP from 2003 until his retirement in 2011, he advised many of the region’s largest companies on financial and corporate governance issues. He began his career with Ernst & Young LLP in 1978 as part of the audit staff and later joined the tax practice, specializing in accounting/financial reporting for income taxes, purchase accounting, and mergers and acquisitions. He has extensive experience performing, reviewing and overseeing the audits of financial statements of a wide range of public companies. Misheff’s vast financial and corporate governance experience, together with his extensive experience with a wide range of public companies provides an excellent background for his current position as FirstEnergy's non-executive Chairman of the Board.

Business Experience: Chairman of the World Association of Nuclear Operators​, an independent, nonprofit organization established to promote the highest standards of nuclear safety, ​since 2019. Retired in 2015 as the president, chief executive officer and director (positions held since 2009) of Ontario Power Generation Inc. (“OPG”), an Ontario-based electricity generation company. He is also a former director and member of the leadership and compensation committee of the Electric Power Research Institute​, an independent, nonprofit organization for public interest energy and environmental research​. Director of FirstEnergy since 2016.  

Other Attributes, Experience and Skills:​ Mitchell received his undergraduate degree in Engineering (Nuclear and Thermal Sciences) from Cornell University, his Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from George Washington University and his LLD (Hon) from University of Ontario Institute of Technology, which is an honorary degree. He has extensive experience as a senior utility executive in the operation, modification and construction of nuclear, hydroelectric and thermal power stations. Prior to his most recent executive position at OPG, he held progressively more responsible leadership roles before being named the site vice president at the Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station and Pickering Nuclear Generating Station, where he was responsible for the safe and reliable operations of the stations. He also served as a vice president for the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations and as a Lieutenant (Naval Reactors) in the US Navy. His experience in the nuclear industry also provides him substantial experience in physical security and cybersecurity. Mitchell’s ​engineering, environmental, regulatory, physical security and cybersecurity, safety and industry experience, along with his broad leadership and business skills, are essential to the FirstEnergy Board.