Patricia K. Poppe
Chief Executive Officer
Executive
4 yr
9 reports
Leadership change Sumeet Singh was promoted to Utility CEO (from EVP Operations) · DEF 14A 2026-04-09
PG&E Corporation ·PCG
Utility operations run through a single, powerful operating CEO
Utilities · Fortune #98 · Functional structure · 29K employees · Oakland, CA
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8
CEO span
↓ tighter than peers (avg 10)
3
Avg span
moderate
3
Max depth
3 levels
2.9 yr
Avg tenure
stable vs FY2024
25%
Internal hires
↓ below industry avg
Consolidated financials FY2018 · period end 2018-12-31 · 10-K
Revenue
$16.8B
Operating income
$4.7B
Net income
$1.2B
Total assets
$141.6B
Shares out
2.68B
Sourced from PG&E Corporation DEF 14A · filed 2026-04-09 ↗ View on SEC
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Utility operations run through a single, powerful operating CEO. This page maps PG&E Corporation’s functional leadership structure, highlighting the central role of the regulated utility CEO, recent executive changes, and how the company compares structurally with other major U.S. utilities.
What to model
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Start with the public baseline, then use the scenario views and source-backed changes to ask what happens when leadership, span, or team ownership shifts.
Latest signal Sumeet Singh moved into CEO, Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Promoted to Utility CEO effective January 1, 2026.
Source · See change logScenario views in the chart
- Add Chief Safety Officer Introduce a standalone Chief Safety Officer reporting to the CEO to further elevate wildfire and worker safety.
- Move IT under Utility CEO Shift enterprise IT to report to the Utility CEO to tighten alignment with grid operations.
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The people
Who's running this
9 executives identified as Named Executive Officers in the most recent SEC proxy. Bar length scales with tenure.
Sumeet Singh
Chief Executive Officer, Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Utility Operations
3 yr
0 reports
internal
Carla Peterman
President, PG&E Corporation
Executive
0 yr
0 reports
Carolyn J. Burke
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Finance
3 yr
1 reports
John R. Simon
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer
Legal
6 yr
0 reports
Ajay Waghray
Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Information Technology
2 yr
0 reports
Alejandro T. Vallejo
Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer
Human Resources
0 yr
0 reports
Jason M. Glickman
Executive Vice President, Strategy and Growth
Strategy
4 yr
0 reports
Marlene M. Santos
Executive Vice President, Enterprise Transformation Office
Transformation
4 yr
0 reports
The pay
Executive compensation
From the most recent DEF 14A Summary Compensation Table. 1 named executive officers disclosed. Bar length scales with total compensation.
Patricia K. Poppe $19.8M
- Base salary
- $1.40M
- Stock awards
- $11.16M
- Non-equity incentive
- $2.92M
- Pension change
- $27K
- Other
- $4.31M
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
- Source
- SEC DEF 14A ↗
The skin in the game
Beneficial ownership
Insider stock holdings and the company's ownership requirements for executives and directors. Disclosed in the most recent DEF 14A.
Stock ownership requirements
5×Director cash retainer
Directors must hold shares worth at least five times the annual board retainer.
The businesses
How PG&E Corporation divides the work
4 divisions report into the group CEO. Tile size scales with estimated headcount.
Utility Operations
20K employees
Chief Executive Officer, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (Sumeet Singh)
Operates and maintains PG&E’s electric and gas systems with a focus on safety, reliability, and wildfire mitigation.
Finance
2K employees
EVP and CFO (Carolyn J. Burke)
Manages financial planning, capital structure, regulatory finance, and investor relations.
Legal & Compliance
800 employees
EVP, General Counsel (John R. Simon)
Oversees legal, ethics, compliance, and regulatory proceedings.
Information Technology
1K employees
EVP and CIO (Ajay Waghray)
Leads enterprise IT, cybersecurity, and digital modernization.
The thesis
Why this org is unusual
Utility operations run through a single, powerful operating CEO.
PG&E’s structure places the regulated utility’s CEO directly under the holding-company CEO, concentrating operational authority in one role rather than splitting it across regional or divisional presidents. This reflects the company’s safety‑ and reliability‑driven regulatory environment.
The organization is otherwise classically functional, with finance, legal, IT, people, and strategy reporting centrally to the corporate CEO. Recent changes elevated the utility CEO role in 2026, ending the prior model with multiple principal executive officers at the utility. The result is clearer accountability for wildfire mitigation, grid reliability, and rate execution.
Compared with peers, PG&E’s structure is more centralized and operator‑heavy, with fewer autonomous business units and a tighter CEO span oriented around safety, compliance, and capital discipline.
- Single utility CEO with consolidated operational authority
- Functional corporate structure
- High emphasis on safety and regulatory execution
The comparison
How PG&E Corporation stacks up
Compared with other large regulated utilities, PG&E shows a more centralized operating model. Peers such as Duke Energy and Southern Company maintain multiple regional or business‑unit presidents, while PG&E consolidates nearly all operations under a single utility CEO. This reflects California’s regulatory …
C-suite size
Reporting depth
PG&E Corporation
3 levels
5 levels
5 levels
4 levels
5 levels
5 levels
Avg C-suite tenure
PG&E Corporation
3 yr
5 yr
6 yr
7 yr
5 yr
Has COO / Has CAIO
PG&E Corporation — no COO — no CAIO
Current signals
What changed recently
The most consequential change was elevating Sumeet Singh to sole Utility CEO in January 2026.
- promotedSumeet Singh CEO, Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Promoted to Utility CEO effective January 1, 2026.
Source - new
- departed
Leadership Timeline
Year-over-year executive structure based on SEC proxy and annual filings.
FY2025
DEF 14A filed 2026-04-09
- CEO
- Patricia K. Poppe
- CEO span
- 8
- C-suite
- 9
- Avg tenure
- 2.8 yr
Transition year with multiple utility PEOs.
Named executive officers (5)
- Patricia K. Poppe - CEO since 2021
- Carolyn J. Burke - CFO since 2022
- John R. Simon - General Counsel since 2019
- Sumeet Singh - EVP Operations / COO since 2023
- Marlene M. Santos - Chief Customer Officer since 2022
FY2024
DEF 14A filed 2025-04-10
- CEO
- Patricia K. Poppe
- CEO span
- 8
- C-suite
- 9
- Avg tenure
- 3.2 yr
Shared operational leadership at the utility.
Named executive officers (3)
- Patricia K. Poppe - CEO since 2021
- Carolyn J. Burke - CFO since 2022
- John R. Simon - General Counsel since 2019
FY2023
DEF 14A filed 2024-04-11
- CEO
- Patricia K. Poppe
- CEO span
- 7
- C-suite
- 8
- Avg tenure
- 3.5 yr
Earlier functional structure with fewer transformation roles.
Named executive officers (2)
- Patricia K. Poppe - CEO since 2021
- John R. Simon - General Counsel since 2019
Year-over-year changes
Leadership expanded and clarified ahead of the 2026 utility CEO transition.
- CEO span: 7 → 8
- C-suite size: 8 → 9
- Avg tenure: 3.2 → 2.8 yr
- promoted Sumeet Singh - Utility CEO (was EVP Operations) (DEF 14A 2026-04-09)
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the CEO of PG&E Corporation?
Patricia K. Poppe has served as CEO of PG&E Corporation since 2021.
What type of organizational structure does PG&E Corporation use?
PG&E uses a functional structure with centralized corporate functions and a single operating utility CEO.
How many direct reports does PG&E Corporation's CEO have?
The CEO has eight direct reports, including the utility CEO and core functional leaders.
How has PG&E Corporation's leadership changed recently?
In January 2026, Sumeet Singh was promoted to sole Utility CEO and Carla Peterman was named corporate President.
Who reports directly to PG&E Corporation's CEO?
Direct reports include the CFO, General Counsel, CIO, Chief People Officer, Utility CEO, and strategy and transformation leaders.
Sources
- 8-K Filing, Dec 2025
- 8-K Filing, Sep 2025
- SEC EDGAR: PG&E Corporation DEF 14A Proxy Statement
- SEC EDGAR: PG&E Corporation 10-K Annual Report
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