Leadership

Scott Thon has served as AltaLink's president and chief executive officer since 2002 and has been the president of Berkshire Hathaway Energy Canada since 2014. For over 30 years, he has held a variety of senior positions in the electricity industry, from operations and engineering to market design and financial management. He has led the investment and construction of significant energy infrastructure developments in Alberta, Canada and globally.

Scott is a registered professional engineer with a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Saskatchewan. He is also a graduate of the Executive Program from the University of Western Ontario's Richard Ivey School of Business. In 2015, he completed the Institute of Corporate Directors Education Program receiving his ICD.D designation.

Robert (Bob) Smith is executive vice president, general counsel and chief development officer of Pinnacle West Capital Corporation and its primary subsidiary, Arizona Public Service Company (APS). Bob is responsible for overseeing all facets of the company’s legal affairs, corporate secretary function and the company’s growth plans and strategies.

Bob has over 25 years of legal experience, including over 20 years in the energy industry, most recently with Columbia Pipeline Group as senior vice president and general counsel. At Columbia, Smith led the company’s merger with TransCanada Corporation, which was completed in 2016. Prior to Columbia, Bob worked for NiSource, Inc., as vice president, deputy general counsel and corporate secretary. He has also worked for Progress Energy (now Duke Energy) as associate general counsel and the Mirant Corporation as securities counsel and assistant secretary.

Bob earned his law degree from The Ohio State University and completed his bachelor’s degree in history and political science at the University of South Alabama.

Jason Smith is the president of TransCanyon, LLC, as well as the general manager of Bright Canyon Energy (BCE), a developer, owner and long-term operator of energy infrastructure. In these roles, Jason leads the business focused on developing electric transmission, microgrid, renewable and energy storage infrastructure for its customers.

Prior to these roles, Jason served in various strategic planning and development roles at Pinnacle West (PNW) and Arizona Public Service (APS). In these positions, he led PNW’s strategic planning efforts that resulted in a commitment to provide 100% clean electricity to customers by 2050, led the formation of BCE and TransCanyon, LLC to pursue electric infrastructure growth opportunities, and launched AZ Sun, one of the first programs in the nation focused on utility ownership of utility-scale solar generation, through which APS has developed, built, owns and operates over 225-MW of utility-scale solar generation. Prior to joining the PNW family of companies, Jason was a vice president in the Investment Banking Division of Goldman, Sachs & Co. His clients included electric and gas utilities, merchant generators, and wind, solar, geothermal, smart grid and biofuels companies. While at Goldman, Sachs & Co. he raised $14.2 billion in financing proceeds and advised on successful acquisitions and divestitures worth $16.7 billion for his clients.

Jason holds a Master in Business Administration degree from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Southern California.

Doug Kusyk is general counsel of BHE U.S. Transmission, LLC.

Doug previously served as general counsel for CE Generation, LLC, and as an assistant general counsel at PacifiCorp Energy.

Doug earned his Juris Doctor degree at Stanford University. He is a member of the California, Oregon and Washington bars.

Scott Thon has served as AltaLink's president and chief executive officer since 2002 and has been the president of Berkshire Hathaway Energy Canada since 2014. For over 30 years, he has held a variety of senior positions in the electricity industry, from operations and engineering to market design and financial management. He has led the investment and construction of significant energy infrastructure developments in Alberta, Canada and globally.

Scott is a registered professional engineer with a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Saskatchewan. He is also a graduate of the Executive Program from the University of Western Ontario's Richard Ivey School of Business. In 2015, he completed the Institute of Corporate Directors Education Program receiving his ICD.D designation.

Robert (Bob) Smith is executive vice president, general counsel and chief development officer of Pinnacle West Capital Corporation and its primary subsidiary, Arizona Public Service Company (APS). Bob is responsible for overseeing all facets of the company’s legal affairs, corporate secretary function and the company’s growth plans and strategies.

Bob has over 25 years of legal experience, including over 20 years in the energy industry, most recently with Columbia Pipeline Group as senior vice president and general counsel. At Columbia, Smith led the company’s merger with TransCanada Corporation, which was completed in 2016. Prior to Columbia, Bob worked for NiSource, Inc., as vice president, deputy general counsel and corporate secretary. He has also worked for Progress Energy (now Duke Energy) as associate general counsel and the Mirant Corporation as securities counsel and assistant secretary.

Bob earned his law degree from The Ohio State University and completed his bachelor’s degree in history and political science at the University of South Alabama.

Jason Smith is the president of TransCanyon, LLC, as well as the general manager of Bright Canyon Energy (BCE), a developer, owner and long-term operator of energy infrastructure. In these roles, Jason leads the business focused on developing electric transmission, microgrid, renewable and energy storage infrastructure for its customers.

Prior to these roles, Jason served in various strategic planning and development roles at Pinnacle West (PNW) and Arizona Public Service (APS). In these positions, he led PNW’s strategic planning efforts that resulted in a commitment to provide 100% clean electricity to customers by 2050, led the formation of BCE and TransCanyon, LLC to pursue electric infrastructure growth opportunities, and launched AZ Sun, one of the first programs in the nation focused on utility ownership of utility-scale solar generation, through which APS has developed, built, owns and operates over 225-MW of utility-scale solar generation. Prior to joining the PNW family of companies, Jason was a vice president in the Investment Banking Division of Goldman, Sachs & Co. His clients included electric and gas utilities, merchant generators, and wind, solar, geothermal, smart grid and biofuels companies. While at Goldman, Sachs & Co. he raised $14.2 billion in financing proceeds and advised on successful acquisitions and divestitures worth $16.7 billion for his clients.

Jason holds a Master in Business Administration degree from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Southern California.

Doug Kusyk is general counsel of BHE U.S. Transmission, LLC.

Doug previously served as general counsel for CE Generation, LLC, and as an assistant general counsel at PacifiCorp Energy.

Doug earned his Juris Doctor degree at Stanford University. He is a member of the California, Oregon and Washington bars.