Jim Piro is president and chief executive officer of Portland General Electric (PGE) and has 35 years of experience in the utility business. Prior to becoming CEO, he had served as executive vice president of Finance, chief financial officer and treasurer since 2000. Since joining PGE in 1980 as a civil engineer in Generation Engineering, Piro has been integrally involved in a number of strategic company initiatives. A 1974 graduate of Oregon State University in Corvallis, Piro earned a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering with an emphasis in structural engineering. He is also a registered professional engineer in California, and before working at PGE, he was a civil engineer at Pacific Gas & Electric, which is based in San Francisco, Calif. Piro is active in the community serving on several boards including LifeWorks Northwest, Greenlight Greater Portland, The Oregon Business Council, PGE and the PGE Foundation , the corporate foundation of Portland General Electric.
