| Linda G. Sullivan |
Linda G. Sullivan is currently the Non-Executive Chairman at NorthWestern Corp. and NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. She is also an Independent Director at PPL Corp. Ms. Sullivan is a Director at UMUC Ventures and a Member of both the National Association of Corporate Directors and the Institute of Corporate Directors. In the past, Ms. Sullivan has worked as a Director at NorthWestern Energy Corp. and Crystal Stairs, Inc. She was an Independent Director at AltaGas Ltd. from 2020 to 2024. Ms. Sullivan served as the Chief Financial Officer & Senior Vice President at Southern California Edison Co. from 2009 to 2014 and as the Vice President & Controller at Edison International from 1999 to 2009. She was also the Executive Vice President-Finance at American Water Works Co., Inc. in 2019. Additionally, Ms. Sullivan worked as a Senior Auditor at Arthur Andersen LLP. Ms. Sullivan obtained her undergraduate degree from Portland State University. |
| Jeanne M. Vold |
Jeanne M. Vold currently works at NorthWestern Corp., as Vice President-Technology from 2021 and NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc., as Vice President-Technology from 2021. |
| Crystal Dawn Lail |
Crystal Dawn Lail is currently the Chief Financial Officer & Vice President at NorthWestern Corp. and NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. She previously worked as an Auditor at KPMG LLP and as the Vice President & Controller at NorthWestern Energy Corp. Ms. Lail holds an undergraduate degree from Evangel University and an MBA from the University of Sioux Falls. |
| Brian B. Bird |
Brian B. Bird is currently the President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at NorthWestern Corp. and NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. He is also the Treasurer & Director at Feeding South Dakota and has been a Director at Kilowatt Labs, Inc. since 2018. In the past, Mr. Bird worked as the Treasurer & Vice President at NRG Energy, Inc. from 1997 to 2002. He then served as the Chief Financial Officer at SUN Sports & Entertainment, Inc. from 2002 to 2003. Mr. Bird also held the position of Chief Financial Officer & Vice President at NorthWestern Energy Corp.Mr. Bird obtained an MBA from the University of Minnesota. |
| Sherina Maye Edwards |
Sherina Maye Edwards is currently a Director at NorthWestern Corp., a Director at SouthWest Water Co., an Independent Director at Midland States Bancorp, Inc., a Director at Midland States Bank, a Director at Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago & Northwest Indiana, a Director at Resource Innovations LLC, a Director at Resource Innovations, Inc., an Independent Director at NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc., and a Member-National Executive Board at Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. She previously worked as a Director at INTREN LLC, Chief Strategy Officer at MasTec, Inc., and Partner at Quarles & Brady LLP. She completed her undergraduate degree at Spelman College and her graduate degree at Howard University School of Law. |
| Britt E. Ide |
Britt E. Ide is the founder and currently holds the position of President & Chief Executive Officer at Ide Law & Strategy,. Pllc, which was founded in 2010. Ms. Ide's current jobs include being an Independent Director at NorthWestern Corp. since 2017, a Director at The Coalition for Green Capital, an Independent Director at Nxu Technologies LLC since 2021, an Executive Director at Yellowstone Club Community Foundation since 2017, a Director at Big Sky Chamber of Commerce since 2016, a Director at Hotrock Energy Research Organization since 2014, a Director at Technosylva, Inc. since 2023, an Independent Director at NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. since 2017, and an Independent Director at Nxu, Inc. since 2021. Ms. Ide's former jobs include being the Chairman & Secretary at PCS Edventures.com, Inc. from 2014 to 2015, an Independent Director at CleanTech Acquisition Corp. from 2021 to 2022, a Senior Attorney at Albertson's, Inc., a Counsel at Boise Cascade Corp. from 2000 to 2004, a Senior Counsel at Idaho Power Co. from 2009 to 2011, and an Associate General Counsel at Healthwise, Inc. from 2005 to 2008. Ms. Ide's education history includes a graduate degree from Montana State University, an undergraduate degree from The Ohio State University, and a graduate degree from S.J. Quinney College of Law. |
| Kent T. Larson |
Kent T. Larson is an Independent Director at NorthWestern Corp., a Director at Adolfson & Peterson, Inc., a Director at The Association of Edison Illuminating Cos., Inc., a Director at Quanta West LLC, and an Independent Director at NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. He is also a former Vice Chairman at Hamline University and University Enterprise Laboratories, Inc., a former Chairman at Greater Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce, a former Sales Director & Regional Vice President at Northern States Power Co., a former Director at American Gas Association and Midwest Reliability Organization, and a former Director at Minneapolis Regional Chamber of Commerce. Larson was also the Group President-Operations & Executive VP at Xcel Energy, Inc. from 2015 to 2020 and the Senior Vice President-Operations at Xcel Energy Services, Inc. from 2004 to 2014. He received his undergraduate degree from Iowa State University and his MBA from the University of St. Thomas. |
| Anthony T. Clark |
Mr. Anthony T. Clark is an Independent Director at NorthWestern Corp. and an Independent Director at NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. He is on the Board of Directors at NorthWestern Corp. and NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. Mr. Clark was previously employed as a Commissioner by Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, a President by National Association of Regulatory & Utility Commissioners, a Chairman & Commissioner by North Dakota Public Service Commission, and a Labor Commissioner by State of North Dakota. He received his undergraduate degree from North Dakota State University and a graduate degree from the University of North Dakota. |
| Jan Robert Horsfall |
Jan Robert Horsfall is the founder of Gemini Voice Solutions, Inc., Gelazzi, Inc., Startup Colorado. He is currently the President & Chief Executive Officer of Maxletics Corp., an Independent Director of NorthWestern Corp. and NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc., and the Managing Partner of Red Surfboard LLC. He formerly served as the Chief Executive Officer of Clean Harbors Wichita LLC, Director of NorthWestern Energy Corp., Director-Global Leadership Council of CSU College of Business, Director of The Colorado Springs Technology Incubator, Vice President-Marketing of Lycos, Inc., Chief Marketing Officer of WB Games Boston, Inc., Vice President-Consumer Brand Strategy of Valvoline International, Inc., and Chief Marketing Officer of Turbines, Inc. He received his undergraduate degree from Colorado State University in 1982. |
| Mahvash Yazdi |
Mahvash Yazdi currently works at NorthWestern Corp., as Independent Director from 2019, Anterix, Inc., as Independent Director from 2021, Claremont University Consortium, as Director, NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc., as Independent Director from 2019, The International Women's Forum, as Member-Southern California Forum, Beta Gamma Sigma, Inc., as Member, and Energy Capital Ventures, as Strategic Advisor from 2020. Ms. Yazdi also formerly worked at Apria Healthcare Group LLC, as Director from 2006 to 2008, Zhone Technologies, Inc., as Director in 2010, Zhone Technologies, Inc., as Independent Class II Director, Hughes Aircraft Co., as Chief Information Officer & Vice President from 1994 to 1997, Southern California Edison Co., as Chief Information Officer from 1997 to 2012, Edison International, as Chief Information Officer & Senior Vice President, HE Holdings, Inc., as Chief Information Officer & Vice President, and Feasible Management Consulting, Inc., as President from 2012 to 2019. Ms. Yazdi received her Masters Business Admin degree from the University of Southern California and undergraduate degree from California State Polytechnic University (Pomona). |
| Jeffrey W. Yingling |
Jeffrey W. Yingling is the founder of Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc. He currently holds multiple director positions at NorthWestern Corp., Chicago History Museum, LendingPoint LLC, NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc., and Energy Capital Ventures. He is also a trustee at Chicago Historical Society. In the past, he served as an independent director at Guidehouse, Inc. and NCI Healthcare LLC, a managing director at Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, and a director at Dymedex Consulting LLC. He was also the MD & Head-Midwest Investment Banking at JPMorgan Securities LLC from 2006 to 2017. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Notre Dame and his MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business. |
