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Kevin Walker

CEO of Duquesne Light Holdings

Education

  • MBA, Business Administration and Management, General · - University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School
  • BS, Engineering - United States Military Academy at West Point
  • HS Diploma - oxon hill hs

Overview

Kevin Walker, president and CEO of Duquesne Light Holdings Inc. (DLH), is playing a key role in powering southwestern Pennsylvania’s transition to a clean energy future for all.

Appointed to the post in June 2021, Walker became one of the highest-ranking African American executives in Pittsburgh where he leads Duquesne Light Company (DLC), the city’s electric utility; fiber-optic cable services provider DQE Communications; and energy services firm The Efficiency Network — all affiliate companies under DLH.

Walker’s ascension during this pivotal period of the nation’s reckoning with the future of energy led to his recognition as one of Savoy Magazine’s “2022 Most Influential Black Executives in Corporate America.” The publication praised Walker and his fellow honorees as “innovative trailblazers.”

As an electric utility, DLC is tasked with providing safe, reliable, resilient and affordable energy to more than 600,000 customers. Under Walker’s direction, the company is committed to modernizing the electrical grid; building the workforce of tomorrow; and ensuring equitable and affordable access to a clean energy future.

The organization’s vision is this: “A larger-than-light, clean energy future for all. Delivering exceptional results today; boldly harnessing opportunities for tomorrow.” But that isn’t just an idea. Walker is working to fast-track DLC into a next-generation, trusted energy partner, while also positioning it as a blueprint from which other utilities can chart their courses.

Part of Walker’s forward-thinking strategy involves promoting “the electrification of everything.” He believes that it’s not only right for customers, but also the economy and environment. This belief is a critical reason why DLC continues taking measures to reduce its own carbon footprint while enabling customers to do the same through a grid that is increasingly fed by carbon-neutral sources.

“All roads lead to electrification, whether it be electric transportation, public and private; electric heat pumps and hot water; building weatherization and electrification; and electric uses in manufacturing, such as electric arc furnaces,” said Walker. “It’s the right thing from an efficiency, economic development and climate protection standpoint.”

Earlier this year, Walker participated in a task force led by the Allegheny Conference on Community Development (ACCD) to release a report on the Pittsburgh region’s energy future. The report outlines a path to ensure a low-carbon future in southwestern Pennsylvania through efforts that include electrification. Shortly after the ACCD report was published, DLC issued a detailed whitepaper on beneficial electrification and its role in decarbonizing the Pittsburgh region.

Building strategic partnerships and rallying teams in service to others is nothing new to Walker. He earned his bachelor’s degree in engineering from the United States Military Academy (West Point) and has more than 30 years of utility experience spanning multiple service territories across the U.S.

Before joining DLC in April 2020 as chief operating officer, he was senior vice president of customer and operations services and nuclear decommissioning at Southern California Edison, overseeing customer experience for more than five million accounts along with the on-site transfer of spent nuclear fuel from wet to dry storage.

Walker is currently focused on ensuring that investments made by his organization will produce success for the Pittsburgh region and beyond. He plans to take three critical assets to the next level:

Career

  • Duquesne Light Holdings - CEO

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