Bruce A. Williamson Chairman, President and CEO

Bruce A. Williamson was named Dynegy Inc.’s President and Chief Executive Officer and elected to the company’s Board of Directors in October 2002. In May 2004, the Board of Directors elected Williamson as Chairman.

In his leadership role, Williamson is responsible for the development and execution of Dynegy’s business strategies with a focus on delivering long-term value to investors. This includes positioning the company as a leader in the independent power producer sector.  Today, the company’s diverse operating platform includes three regional U.S. business segments and more than 18,000 megawatts of baseload, intermediate and peaking power plants fueled by a mix of natural gas, coal and fuel oil. 

Prior to joining Dynegy, Williamson served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Duke Energy Global Markets. In this role, he was responsible for all Duke Energy business units with global commodities and international business positions. Williamson was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Duke Energy International in 1997. In this position, he was responsible for strategy, business development and asset management for all international activities.

Prior to the Duke-PanEnergy merger in 1997, Williamson served as Vice President of Finance for PanEnergy and was responsible for corporate development, corporate-wide commodity risk management and strategic oversight of corporate treasury. Before joining PanEnergy, he held positions of increasing responsibility at Royal Dutch/Shell Group, advancing to Assistant Treasurer.

Williamson earned a bachelor's degree in finance from the University of Montana and a master's of business administration from the University of Houston. He is active with the University of Houston, serving on the Dean's Advisory Board for the C.T. Bauer College of Business and the Chancellor's National Advisory Council. He also serves on the board of Questar Corp., an independent gas and oil producer.