Corporate Governance

Maria Pope is president and chief executive officer of Portland General Electric.

Under her leadership, PGE has accelerated the transition to a clean energy future by adding new wind, solar, and battery storage, strengthening the energy grid by integrating new technologies, and working with community stakeholders, customers, and policymakers to power the advancement of society. PGE has the largest voluntary renewable energy program in the country and was ranked the No. 1 utility in the Forrester U.S. Customer Experience Index.

Pope joined PGE in 2009 as chief financial officer and treasurer. She led PGE’s power generation facilities, wholesale power marketing and long-term resource strategy as senior vice president of Power Supply, Operations and Resource Strategy.

Prior to PGE, Pope was CFO of Mentor Graphics Corporation. She has held senior operating and finance positions in the technology, forest products and consumer products industries. She began her career in banking with Morgan Stanley.

Pope has two decades of board experience across diverse sectors. She is the past board chair and current lead independent director of Columbia Banking System, Inc. and the former board chair of the Oregon Business Council. She is the former chair of the Edison Electric Institute, the trade association that represents more than two hundred US investor-owned electric companies, as well as more than 60 international electricity providers. Pope represented the electric industry on the U.S. Secretary of Energy Advisory Board (SEAB), co-chaired the SEAB High-Tech and Data Center Working group and previously chaired the Electric Power Research Institute.

Pope is a graduate of the Stanford Graduate School of Business and Georgetown University.

Benjamin (Ben) Felton leads PGE’s operations groups, including generation, transmission and distribution operations, wildfire and operational compliance, engineering, project management, environmental, corporate security, corporate safety, supply chain, real estate services and other operations-focused areas.

Felton joined PGE in 2023 and has more than 30 years of energy industry experience. He has held a variety of senior leadership positions including as senior vice president of Energy Supply at DTE, senior vice president of Electric Operations and vice president of Power Delivery at NIPSCO a subsidiary of NiSource, and executive director of Electric Systems Operations and Maintenance at Consumers Energy.

Angelica Espinosa leads PGE's corporate affairs functions where she oversees the company's legal and regulatory affairs, corporate governance, compliance initiatives, public policy and sustainability teams, as well as PGE's long term resource planning process.

She joined PGE in 2021 as Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary with a focus on board governance, power operations structuring and origination. Ms. Espinosa has over 20 years of experience in complex business environments with deep expertise in regulated industries including the utility industry. She has held several senior positions in the energy industry and has significant experience in the US and international markets. She has led international legal teams and has previously served as Corporate Secretary and Chief Risk Officer, as well as leading power operations and structuring and origination of transactions in the utility sector. Before joining PGE, she held leadership positions at Sempra Energy and General Electric. Ms. Espinosa has been serving as Board Chair of the PGE Foundation since 2024.

John McFarland leads PGE’s commercial,  customer, and digital technology groups, including origination, structuring, power operations, customer service, energy products, key account management, and information technology.
 

McFarland rejoined PGE in 2024 and has over 20 years of experience across the Energy, Automotive, and Consumer Products industries with a focus on general management, operations, and product development. He previously served as Chief Executive Officer of FirstElement Fuel Inc. and held leadership positions at General Motors and Procter & Gamble. Mr. McFarland served as PGE’s Chief Customer Officer from 2019-2022.

Joe Trpik leads PGE’s accounting, finance, tax and investor relations efforts.

Trpik joined PGE in 2023 with deep expertise in financial planning and analysis, capital allocation, cost management, risk management, financial systems, accounting, tax and investor communications, among other functions. Prior to joining PGE, he served over 20 years in senior leadership positions with Exelon - one of the nation’s largest utilities – including as senior vice president and chief accounting officer.

Juan Gallegos oversees PGE's people operations and leads the organization’s work to cultivate a high-performing, engaged workforce.

He joined PGE in 2025 as Chief Human Resources Officer and vice president, People and Culture. Gallegos has 20 years of human resources experience leading strategic initiatives, enhancing employee engagement and optimizing HR operations. Prior to PGE, Gallegos held leadership positions at Clearway Energy, Cornerstone Building Brands and Amazon.com. Gallegos is also a proud veteran having served in the United States Army, Infantry in support of both Operation Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom.

Debbie Powell oversees day-to-day utility operations, leading PGE’s safety, transmission and distribution, renewable and thermal power generation, vegetation management, and emergency management teams.

Powell joined PGE in 2024 with nearly 30 years of energy industry and military experience. Powell spent the last decade in various senior leadership roles at Pacific Gas & Electric where she previously served as vice president of Electric Operations Asset & Risk Management, Community Wildfire Safety Program and vice president of Power Generation.

Kristen Sheeran leads PGE’s government affairs, resource planning, community engagement, corporate social responsibility, energy savings and affordability, and sustainability teams.

Sheeran joined PGE in 2021 after four years as energy and climate advisor to Governor Kate Brown, where she helped lead seminal policy around clean energy, climate, and transportation. She has over 20 years of energy sector experience with deep expertise in energy, climate, transportation, markets and regulation, economics and policy. Her extensive career has included leadership positions in government, non-profits, academia, and for-profit enterprises.

Martin Wyspianski leads PGE’s grid operations and planning, power market integration, energy risk management, and integrated resource planning functions.

Wyspianski joined PGE in 2025 and has over 25 years of experience in energy and technology. Before joining PGE, he spent over 18 years with Pacific Gas and Electric Company in a variety of leadership roles in energy procurement and trading, risk management and most recently serving as Vice President of Electric Engineering, Electric Asset Management where he led grid planning and asset management. He previously held positions at Boston Millennia Partners and Towers Watson.