Bill Nicholson

Vice president Bill Nicholson is responsible for PGE's Distribution operations, which encompass system planning and engineering, substation maintenance and construction, as well as PGE's three regional distribution areas that provide system improvements and reliability across PGE's entire 4,000-square-mile operating area. Before assuming his current role, Nicholson served two years as vice president of Customers & Economic Development where he focused on service to all customer markets, economic development, renewable power sales and internet strategy. Nicholson joined PGE in 1980 as an engineer at the Trojan Plant and has served in a variety of capacities in Distribution Operations, Generation Engineering and Resource Development.

Nicholson has served on the boards of a number of community organizations, including current service on the board of Associated Oregon Industries, Oregon BEST (Built Environment & Sustainable Technologies) and Earth Advantage, an Oregon-based nonprofit that promotes sustainability and conservation by helping builders apply green-building principles.

A registered professional engineer, Nicholson belongs to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the National Society of Professional Engineers.

He earned a bachelor of science degree in nuclear engineering from Oregon State University in 1980 and has successfully completed the Harvard University Program on Negotiation, the Utility Executive program from the University of Idaho and the American Leadership Forum, where he serves as a senior fellow.

Nicholson and his wife, Kathy, live in Northwest Portland.

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