Charles W. Shivery, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Northeast Utilities System

Charles W. Shivery is the chairman, president and chief executive officer of the Northeast Utilities (NU) system.

Shivery previously held the position of president and chief executive officer of NU Enterprises, Inc., the unregulated subsidiary holding company of the NU system, where he was responsible for the strategic growth and performance of NU’s competitive energy businesses.

Shivery joined Northeast Utilities in 2002, having retired earlier that year as co-president of the Constellation Energy Group, parent company of Baltimore Gas & Electric (BG&E) and other energy-related businesses. He held numerous senior management positions at Constellation including: chairman, president and chief executive officer of Constellation Power Source; chairman and chief executive officer of Constellation Energy Source; president and director of Constellation Energy Solutions; director of Orion Power Holdings; and vice president, chief financial officer and secretary of BG&E. He joined BG&E in 1972 after four years in the U.S. Navy.

Shivery served on the Connecticut Governor’s Competitiveness Council. He is a director of the Association of Edison Illuminating Companies, Connecticut Business and Industry Association, Connecticut Science Center, Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, Edison Electric Institute, Electric Power Research Institute, Energy Insurance Mutual and MetroHartford Alliance.

A native of Maryland’s Eastern Shore, Shivery holds a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Bachelor of Engineering Science degree from The Johns Hopkins University. He earned a Master’s of Business Administration from the University of Baltimore.