Executive Vice President and Group President, NiSource Utilities (natural gas and electric distribution); prior thereto, Executive Vice President, Chief Innovation Officer, NiSource Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, Duke Energy; and Senior Vice President, Chief Procurement Officer, Duke Energy.
- -Over 32 years as a seasoned executive and board-level leader including leadership and experience in financial stewardship, enterprise risk management, and large-scale operations across the electric, natural gas, and automotive manufacturing sectors. She serves as Executive Vice President of NiSource, Inc. and Group President of NiSource Utilities, with full profit-and-loss responsibility for six regulated electric and natural gas operating companies serving more than four million customers across six states. In this capacity, Ms. Birmingham provides executive leadership for financial performance, capital deployment, long-term strategy, stakeholder engagement, and operational execution in a highly regulated environment. Ms. Birmingham oversees Federal, State, and Local Government Affairs, Rates and Regulatory Strategy, Growth, Supply Chain, Sustainability, and Environmental.
- -Expertise in financial planning and analysis, budgeting, cost discipline, capital investment governance, and regulatory recovery, as well as leadership of complex rate cases and infrastructure investment programs. Also brings deep expertise in financial reporting, internal controls, enterprise risk management, and regulatory compliance. Her leadership spans oversight of cybersecurity, operational resilience, safety, and business continuity, along with governance of large-scale capital programs and enterprise-wide risk mitigation.
- -Qualifies as an audit committee financial expert under SEC guidelines.
- -Currently serves on the volunteer boards for the One Columbus Partnership and the Columbus Symphony and Orchestra.
- B.S. in Organizational Leadership and Supervision from Purdue University, an M.B.A. from Strayer University, an Honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters from Saint Mary of the Woods College and successful completion of the Advanced Management Program at Harvard University.