Brian Chen

Brian Chen joined SCE in 2011 and currently manages a group responsible for the development and implementation of a quantitative risk-based methodology for prioritizing nearly $3 billion of capital and $600 million of annual operations and maintenance spending within the transmission and distribution operating unit. Prior to his current role, Chen served on a team that provided direction for executives on renewable energy, distributed generation, regulatory policies and other strategic issues pertaining to the electric industry. He holds a Bachelor of Science from Purdue University and a Master of Science and Ph.D. in civil engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. He earned his MBA from the UCLA Anderson Graduate School of Management.

Specialties: Wildfire Mitigation | Risk Management | Corporate strategy | Strategic Planning | Asset Management | Managing Diverse Cross-Functional Teams | Renewable Energy | Distributed Generation | Policy and Regulatory Issue Management | Business Process Improvement | Corporate Finance | Analytical Modeling | Performance Management

Education

• Ph.D. The University of Texas at Austin (1999 — 2002)
• M.S. The University of Texas at Austin (1997 — 1999)
• B.S. Purdue University (1993.08 — 1997.05)

Companies

• Director - Corporate Business Planning & Performance Southern California Edison (SCE) (2019)
• Principal Manager - Grid Resiliency & Public Safety Southern California Edison (SCE) (2018 — 2019)
• Principal Manager - Engineering Business Strategy & Operations Support Southern California Edison (SCE) (2016 — 2018)
• Senior Manager - Transmission & Distribution Business Planning Southern California Edison (SCE) (2014 — 2016)
• Senior Project Manager - Strategic Planning Southern California Edison (2011 — 2014)
• Full-Time MBA Candidate - Class of 2011 UCLA Anderson School of Management (2009 — 2011)
• Rotational Finance Intern - Corporate Financial Planning Group Edison International (2010 — 2010)
• Senior Associate Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc. (2003 — 2009)
• Assistant Professor Bucknell University (2002 — 2003)