Cheryl LaFleur explained

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]

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  1. News: Former FERC Commissioner Cheryl LaFleur Joins ISO New England Board of Directors; Barney Rush, Vickie VanZandt re-elected.
  2. News: Serreze. Mary. Cheryl LaFleur to lead Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. 3 November 2017. MassLive. January 26, 2017.
  3. News: Traywick. Catherine. The National Power Grid Is Being Overseen by a Democrat — For Now. 3 November 2017. Bloomberg. May 5, 2017.