LPPC Vice Chair

Milton B. Lee

Milton B. Lee is Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of CPS Energy, the municipally owned electric and gas company serving San Antonio – the nation’s 7th largest city – and surrounding region.

Lee joined CPS Energy in August 2000 as senior vice president of the Electric Transmission and Distribution Systems, became interim general manager in November 2001 and advanced to general manager in February 2002.

Before coming to CPS Energy, Lee held the positions of chief operating officer as well as CEO and general manager of Austin (Tex.) Energy during the 1990s. He began his career with General Electric Co., where he oversaw nuclear steam supply systems, nuclear fuel, gas turbine generators and steam turbine generators.

In 1976, Lee joined the newly created Texas Public Utility Commission (PUC) and assumed responsibilities for regulation of electric utilities in the areas of engineering, construction and distribution systems. He testified as an expert witness in certification and rate proceedings and prepared rules and regulations for the state’s electric utilities. After departing the PUC in 1984, he held various positions at Austin Energy and Lower Colorado River Authority, a regional energy provider.

A native of Austin, Lee graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering in 1971. He is a registered professional engineer.

Lee has held a number of prominent positions in the electric utility industry. He has served as a member of the ERCOT Board of Directors and Technical Advisory Committee, and he has held leadership positions in the Texas Public Power and Large Public Power Associations. Lee is a member of the University of Texas at Austin Engineering Foundation Advisory Board; the National Society of Black Engineers; the Texas Alliance for Minorities in Engineering; and the Texas Society of Professional Engineers and a former member of the Huston Tillotson University Board of Trustees. He participated on the Big Brothers/Big Sisters Board of Directors in Austin and on the Leadership Austin Board of Directors.

Lee serves on the Cancer Therapy Research Center Board of Governors, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio’s Economic Development Foundation, Southwest Research Institute Board of Directors, Texas Research and Technology Foundation, San Antonio Medical Foundation, Southwest Biomedical Foundation Research Board of Directors, and Alamo College’s Foundation Board of Directors, Masters Leadership Program Board of Directors, P16Plus Council of Greater Bexar County Foundation, Inc. Board of Directors, The Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and BioMed San Antonio Executive Board of Directors.

CPS Energy is the nation’s largest municipally owned energy company providing both natural gas and electric service. Acquired by the City of San Antonio in 1942, CPS Energy serves approximately 600,000 electric customers and more than 300,000 natural gas customers. Proceeds from CPS Energy remain in San Antonio and account for more than one-fourth of the City’s annual operating budget for police and fire protection, street improvements, parks and other services. CPS Energy has earned the highest financial rating of any electric system in the nation. More CPS Energy information can be found on the Web at www.cpsenergy.com. CPS Energy is a registered trademark.