Roderick Robinson

Rod Robinson is vice president of Electric Systems Operations at Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), bringing decades of leadership and operational expertise to the role. A US Air Force veteran, he launched his energy career at PG&E in 2002, before advancing through key leadership positions at CAISO and PG&E, where he has been instrumental in strengthening grid reliability and emergency preparedness. He returned to PG&E in 2012 as a Transmission Grid Control Center supervisor and has served in a number of roles, including manager and senior manager, director of Transmission Grid Operations, interim senior director of Emergency Preparedness and Response, and most recently, senior director of Transmission System Operations. He holds an AS in electronics technology from the Community College of the Air Force, a BA in business management from the University of Phoenix, and an MBA from St. Mary’s College.