James L Robo

Jim Robo is the president and chief operating officer of FPL Group, Inc., (NYSE:FPL), one of the nation’s leading electricity-related services companies. Robo joined FPL Group as vice president of corporate development and strategy in March 2002. A few months later, he was appointed president of FPL Energy, LLC. Prior to joining FPL Group, Robo was president and chief executive officer of a major division at GE Capital. He also served as chairman and CEO of GE Mexico and was a member of the GE corporate development team. Prior to joining GE, he was vice president of Strategic Planning Associates, a management consulting firm. Robo received his bachelor of arts degree summa cum laude from Harvard College in 1984 and his MBA in 1988 from Harvard Business School, where he was a Baker Scholar. Robo and his wife, Meredith, and their two children, reside in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.