Cheryl LaFleur | |
Office1: | Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission |
Term Start1: | July 13, 2010 |
Term End1: | August 30, 2019 |
Predecessor1: | Suedeen G. Kelly |
Successor1: | Allison Clements |
Office2: | Chair of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission |
Term Start2: | November 25, 2013 |
Term End2: | April 14, 2015 |
Predecessor2: | Jon Wellinghoff |
Successor2: | Norman Bay |
Term Label3: | Acting |
Term Start3: | January 23, 2017 |
Term End3: | August 10, 2017 |
Predecessor3: | Norman Bay |
Successor3: | Neil Chatterjee |
Birth Place: | Massachusetts, U.S. |
Party: | Democratic |
Spouse: | William Kuncik |
Children: | 2 |
Cheryl LaFleur is an American attorney, executive, and government official who served as one of the 5 Commissioners of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) from 2010 to 2019. During her tenure as a Commissioner, she served as Chairman or Acting Chairman November 25, 2013 - April 14, 2015 and again January 23, 2017 - August 10, 2017.https://www.ferc.gov/about/commission-members/current-previous-chairmen In September 2019, she was elected to the Board of Directors of ISO New England, beginning October 1, 2019.[1]
Prior to joining FERC, she was the executive vice president and acting CEO of the utility company National Grid plc. She began her legal career at the law firm of Ropes & Gray.[2] [3]