Diane Fellman

Vice Chair

Governor appointee

Attorney; Regulatory Specialist; Former Vice President, Western Region, NRG Energy, Inc.

Expertise:

  • Board management and strategic planning
  • Utility business models
  • Energy and regulatory policy and procedure

Diane Fellman was a public utility regulatory specialist at the California Public Utilities Commission from 2017 to 2018. She was vice president of regulatory and legislative affairs for the Western Region at NRG Energy Inc. from 2010 to 2017, director of regulatory and legislative affairs for NextEra Energy Resources Inc. from 2004 to 2010 and an attorney in private practice from 1986 to 2004. Fellman was legal counsel at the California Public Utilities Commission from 1983 to 1986 and a hearing officer and officer manager at the California Energy Commission from 1977 to 1983. Fellman earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Cincinnati College of Law.

Contact: diane.fellman@energysafety.ca.gov