Mr. McAvoy most recently served as president and chief executive officer of Consolidated Edison, Inc. ( ConEdison ) and chief executive officer of Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. ( ConEdison of New York ) from December 2013 through December 28, 2020. He continued to serve as director of ConEdison until his retirement in May 2023 after forty-three years of experience with ConEdison, including serving as non-executive chairman of the board of ConEdison and the board of ConEdison of New York from January 2021 until December 2021, as well as chairman of the board of ConEdison and ConEdison of New York from May 2014 until December 2020. Prior to Mr. McAvoy s service as president and chief executive officer, he was president and chief executive officer of Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc., a subsidiary of ConEdison, from January 2013 to December 2013. Prior to that, Mr. McAvoy was senior vice president of central operations for ConEdison of New York from February 2009 to December 2012. Mr. McAvoy was a trustee of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum and of Manhattan College until December 2023 and October 2023, respectively. Until January 2021, Mr. McAvoy served as a director or trustee of the American Gas Association, the Edison Electric Institute, the Mayor s Fund to Advance New York City, the Partnership for New York City, and the Electric Power Research Institute. Mr. McAvoy also served as chairman of the board of directors of Orange & Rockland until December 2020, and as a director of the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority until 2018 and the Business Council of New York State Inc. until 2016. Mr. McAvoy was also a member of the Electric Subsector Coordinating Council and chairman of the Members Executive Committee for the Electricity Information Sharing and Analysis Center. Mr. McAvoy has leadership, engineering, financial, and operations experience, as well as knowledge of the utility industry. Mr. McAvoy s experience from his leadership positions at a public company and within a public utility, and his service on other boards, is critical to support in the board s oversight of the Company s management, financial, operations, and strategic planning activities and relationships with stakeholders.