At ComEd, leadership means integrity, forward thinking, openness to ideas and principled decision-making. ComEd has been serving the Northern Illinois region for more than 100 years. That kind of longevity doesn't happen by chance. It happens because of the men and women whose talents and skills guide our strategic direction and inspire others to follow their lead.
Our values are part of our daily operations and our commitment to the region. ComEd defines itself through how we operate and what we believe. Our values reflect the principles we stand for and guide our actions and our interactions.
CEO
Gil Quiniones leads ComEd, an Exelon company, which powers the lives of more than 4 million residential and business customers, or 70 percent of Illinois’ population. He is responsible for the safe and reliable delivery of electricity to customers and for empowering them to manage their energy use. He oversees the management of the electric grid for Chicago and most of northern Illinois and ComEd’s partnerships with the diverse communities it serves.
Before joining ComEd, Quiniones served more than a decade as president and CEO of the New York Power Authority (NYPA), the nation’s largest state-owned electric utility. Under his leadership, NYPA played a key role in the Governor's Reforming the Energy Vision initiative to use market forces and new technology to empower customers and encourage the growth of clean renewable energy and energy efficiency.
Quiniones served as Co-Chair of the Board of Directors of the Alliance to Save Energy. He served on the Boards of the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority and the Large Public Power Council. From April 2015 to April 2016, he served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), the electric power industry's international research and development organization. He currently serves as Chair of the GridWise Alliance, which focuses on accelerating innovation that delivers a more secure, reliable, resilient, and affordable grid to support decarbonization of the US economy.
Quinones attended De La Salle University in the Philippines where he received a bachelor of science in mechanical engineering.
President and Chief Operating Officer
As president and chief operating officer, Donnelly is responsible for leading ComEd’s overall performance in the areas of service reliability, operations, engineering, construction, safety, customer satisfaction, financial management and smart grid development, including the implementation of one of the nation’s first utility-operated microgrid clusters in Chicago. He has led the company in improving energy reliability for customers by an unprecedented 70 percent.
ComEd is a unit of Chicago-based Exelon. ComEd is the largest electric utility in Illinois and includes one of the largest urban power grids in the nation. The company employs more than 6,000 people and delivers electricity to over 4 million residential and business customers across northern Illinois – 70 percent of the state’s population – including the City of Chicago.
Exelon is one of the nation’s largest energy providers. The company has one of the industry’s largest portfolios of electricity generation capacity, with a nationwide reach and strong positions in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic. Exelon distributes electricity and natural gas to approximately 10 million customers in northern Illinois, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Exelon is a Fortune 100 company headquartered in Chicago and trades on Nasdaq under the ticker EXC.
Donnelly began his professional career at ComEd sister company PECO, Pennsylvania’s largest electric and natural gas utility, in 1983. He has more than 35 years of experience in the energy industry.
He was promoted to president of ComEd in 2018 and has served as COO since 2012. Donnelly also previously served as ComEd’s executive vice president of operations, leading all energy delivery and transmission system operations. He has held several other executive positions covering a broad range of functions for ComEd and PECO.
Donnelly serves as a member of the Electric Power Research Institute’s Research Advisory Council.
Donnelly serves on the board of directors for the Association of Edison Illuminating Companies, Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce, House Theatre of Chicago and Big Shoulders Fund. He also serves as vice chair of the board of trustees and chair of the quality committee for La Rabida Children’s Hospital in Chicago.
Donnelly earned his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Pennsylvania and MBA from Temple University.
Senior Vice President, Technical Services
M. Michelle Blaise, senior vice president of Technical Services, is responsible for Engineering, Project Management and Smart Grid & Technology for ComEd.
ComEd is a unit of Chicago-based Exelon Corporation. ComEd delivers electricity to approximately 3.8 million residential and business customers across northern Illinois, including the City of Chicago, or 70 percent of the state’s population.
Prior to her role as senior vice president of Technical Services, Blaise served as vice president of Engineering and Project Management and oversaw maintenance, reliability, and capacity planning. She was also responsible for planning and execution of transmission and substation projects as well as execution of Energy Infrastructure Modernization (EIMA) program.
Blaise has held a variety of positions with increasing responsibilities in customer operations, strategic planning, distribution operations and engineering including manager of Construction and Maintenance, Manager of Strategic Planning, and Manager of Business Planning.
Blaise serves as a member of the board of directors for the Women’s Business Development Center and on the board of trustees of the Chicago Architecture Foundation.
Blaise holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology, and an MBA from DePaul University.
Senior Vice President, Customer Operations and Chief Customer Officer, ComEd
Washington oversees all aspects of ComEd’s customer operations, including its energy efficiency programs, customer channels and related technology, large customer services, customer call center, field operations, customer financial operations, and marketing.
ComEd is a unit of Chicago-based Exelon Corp. ComEd delivers electricity to more than 4 million residential and business customers across northern Illinois, or 70 percent of the state’s population.
Washington joined Exelon in 2003 and has held several roles of increasing responsibility for Exelon and ComEd throughout her tenure with the company. She most recently served as Senior Vice President of Governmental and External Affairs at ComEd, where she led legislative affairs, external affairs, large customer services and economic and workforce development and managed ComEd’s relationships with civic and charitable organizations.
Prior to that role, Washington served at ComEd as Vice President of Governmental and External Affairs, and, before that, as Vice President of External Affairs and Large Customer Services.
From 2014 to 2016, she played a leading role in the successful merger between Exelon and Pepco Holdings while serving as the Vice President of Corporate Affairs in Washington, D.C.
Washington also served as Vice President of Regulatory Policy and Strategy for ComEd, where she managed the company’s relationships with the Illinois Commerce Commission and its staff, as well as other regulatory bodies.
Before joining ComEd’s regulatory team, she was the Director of Investor Relations for Exelon. In that role, she was responsible for communicating Exelon’s value proposition, financial results and performance drivers to the financial community.
Washington serves as board chair of the Metropolitan Planning Council and is a board member of the Illinois Manufacturing Association (IMA), the Chicago Children’s Advocacy Center and Intersect Illinois. She is also a board member and fellow of Leadership Greater Chicago. In addition, she serves as the executive sponsor of Developing Young Professionals Chicagoland, an Exelon employee resource group.
Washington earned her MBA from Keller Graduate School of Management and a Bachelor of Arts degree in finance from Lewis University.
Senior Vice President, Distribution Operations
David Perez oversees distribution operations for ComEd's more than 11,000-square-mile service area. These operations include new business, construction and maintenance, field operations and regional engineering.
A unit of Chicago-based Exelon Corp., ComEd delivers electricity to more than 4 million residential and business customers across northern Illinois, or 70 percent of the state's population.
Prior to his current role, Perez served as vice president of transmission and substation at ComEd, where he was responsible for the construction, operation, and maintenance of more than 5,800 miles of transmission lines and nearly 400 substations. He also previously served as vice president of distribution operations at ComEd for the Chicago and Maywood regions.
Before joining the operations team, Perez served as vice president of work management and new business at ComEd. In that role, he was responsible for more than 500 employees who managed construction and maintenance work plans and provided engineering and construction services for customers.
With more than 20 years of experience in the energy industry, Perez also has held managerial positions in construction, maintenance, operations, work management and technical investigations at ComEd.
In 2007, Perez became a fellow of Leadership Greater Chicago, which exposes area executives to local challenges and the skills needed to make a difference in the community. He is a board member of the Chicago Metro History Center, the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Engineering and the Chicago Commons Governing Board.
Perez holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Senior Vice President, Transmission and Substation
Maletich oversees engineering and design, work management, transmission and substation construction and maintenance, and substation relay and testing.
Maletich previously served as Vice President of Distribution System Operations for ComEd, where she was responsible for operational oversight and development of business strategy for ComEd's Distribution System Operations Organization, which includes its Operations Control Center and emergency preparedness.
Maletich has more than 25 years of experience in the energy industry. She joined ComEd in distribution engineering in its Chicago region. She has held multiple positions in distribution engineering, distribution planning, supply, asset management, and as director of the distribution operations control center.
Maletich is an active member of the Chicago Chapter of the Society of Women Engineers and Women's Energy Network.
Maletich serves on the board of the Penedo Charitable Organization and is a member of the Energetic Women's Committee for the Midwest Energy Association.
In 2017, Maletich was awarded the Midwest Energy Association's Maverick Award, recognized for promoting, connecting and strengthening female leaders in energy operations and engineering.
Maletich holds a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from University of Illinois at Chicago and an MBA in finance from DePaul University.
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
As Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Rippie is responsible for providing legal counsel across all aspects of the company’s operation including representing the company in its external legal matters, rate cases, and other administrative and legal proceedings. In addition, he serves as Deputy General Counsel for Exelon, providing legal support for all Exelon utilities in matters pertaining to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, or FERC.
ComEd is a unit of Chicago-based Exelon Corporation. ComEd delivers electricity to approximately 4 customers across northern Illinois, or 70 percent of the state’s population..
Prior to assuming his current role, Rippie was a partner in the energy practice of Chicago-based Jenner & Block and co-founded a boutique energy and infrastructure firm. Since the late 1980s, he has represented ComEd on regulatory matters and provided counsel on navigating the increasingly complex business and technology environment for utility companies.
Rippie serves as Vice President and Finance Chair for the endowment fund supporting the Illinois Math and Science Academy.
Rippie graduated from Yale Law School, where he was a Coker Fellow, and earned a master’s degree in economics and a bachelor’s degree in math and economics from Northwestern University.
