Robert F Powelson

Leadership & Staff

Rik Hull EVP of Strategy & Regulatory Affairs of NAWC

• senior policy advisor at FERC (past)

Board Memberships

Drexel University Private research university in Philadelphia

• Trustee

Capstone Turbine World's leading producer of low-emission microturbine systems.

• Director

Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission PA regulator of public utilities

• Chairman (Feb '11→'17)

Positions

National Association of Water Companies Private water companies lobby

• President and CEO

National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners Non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality and effectiveness of public utility regulation

• President

Drexel University Private research university in Philadelphia

• Position

National Association of Water Companies Political Action Committee (Nawc - PAC)

• Position (Aug '18→?)

Chester County Chamber of Business and Industry Chester County, PA Chamber of Commerce

• President (past)

Government Positions

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission U.S. interstate energy transmission, transport regulator

• Commissioner

Pennsylvania Marcellus Shale Advisory Commission Commission on fracking in PA

• Member (past)

Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission PA regulator of public utilities

• Commissioner (Jun '08→Feb '11)

Federal Election Campaign Contributions

Pat Toomey former US Senator from Pennsylvania (2011-2023); former US Representative

• 4 contributions · 850 USD (Jun 14 '16→Sep 26 '16)

Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania

• 1 contribution · 250 USD ('98)

Wendell Craig Williams

• 1 contribution · 250 USD ('08)

Memberships

Greater Philadelphia Energy Action Team coalition of business leaders lobbying for expansion of Philly's oil and gas industry

• Member (?→May 14 '14)*

Pennsylvania Marcellus Shale Advisory Commission Commission on fracking in PA

• Member

Schools

Saint Joseph's University Private, coeducational Roman Catholic Jesuit university located in Philadelphia

• alum (past)

University of Pennsylvania Private, Ivy League university founded by Benjamin Franklin in 1740 as one of the nine colonial colleges chartered prior to the U.S. Declaration of Independence

• MA degree (past)

University of Pennsylvania -Fels Institute of Government

• Master of Public Administration (?→'03)

Miscellaneous Relationships

Team Pennsylvania Foundation "Team Pennsylvania Foundation is a dynamic, public/private partnership that initiates and supports innovative programs to improve Pennsylvania’s competitiveness and economic prosperity."

• sponsor of participation in 2013 trade mission (Apr 6 '13→Apr 16 '13)*