Admiral (ret.) Robert F. Willard was elected president and chief executive officer of the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations – INPO – in May 2012.
In leading a review of the challenges to sustaining and improving the U.S. nuclear power industry’s high levels of performance, he has focused INPO’s efforts on preventing performance decline, the permanent recovery of lower performing plants, and strengthening industry leadership capabilities.
Prior to joining INPO, Admiral Willard completed a distinguished Navy career as Commander, U.S. Pacific Command, responsible for all U.S. forces in the Asia Pacific. During his Navy career, he served as an aviator and in leadership roles in a variety of fighter squadrons. Following nuclear power training, he commanded the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln.
Bob is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy and earned a master’s degree in engineering management from Old Dominion University.
Thomas A. (Tom) Fanning is chairman, president and chief executive officer of Southern Company. Fanning has worked for Southern Company for more than 35 years in the areas of finance, strategy, international business development and technology. He has led the company since 2010.
Fanning serves on the board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and serves as chair of the Conference of Chairs of the Federal Reserve Banks. He is co-chair of the Electricity Subsector Coordinating Council and is immediate past chair of the Edison Electric Institute. He is a member of the international advisory board of the Atlantic Council and the American Energy Innovation Council.
He is on the advisory board of the Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business, the board of trustees of the Georgia Tech Foundation, the board of directors of the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations and the regional governing board of the World Association of Nuclear Operators’ Atlanta Centre. Fanning earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in industrial management and was awarded an honorary Doctor of Philosophy degree from Georgia Tech.