Brian Doherty Selected as Managing Director – External Affairs
Tuesday | July 6, 2021

Brian Doherty has joined REC as Managing Director - External Affairs. In this role, he will oversee and direct all activities related to the Cooperative’s rates and regulatory affairs, state and federal government affairs, and economic development.   

Among other duties, Doherty and his staff will lead REC’s participation in proceedings before the Virginia State Corporation Commission, work with state and federal legislators on policies and laws that protect the interests of REC’s diverse membership, and work with state, regional and local officials to attract new businesses to REC’s service area.  

Doherty is an experienced energy regulatory affairs and policy professional. He has significant experience in utility regulation, regulatory policy development and analysis, and rate setting.   

Prior to joining REC, Doherty served as Manager of Regulatory Affairs at the Potomac Electric Power Company (Pepco), where he directed Pepco’s regulatory activities in the District of Columbia. Before joining Pepco, Doherty was a utility regulator, serving as an economist for the Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia. Prior to that, he was a consultant for the IBM Corporation.

Doherty holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the College of William & Mary and is a native of Roanoke, Virginia.

Brian Doherty
Tags

REC STORIES

REC Meets with Future Lineman

Wednesday | April 20, 2022
REC met with local students to talk about the different career opportunities available at the Co-op.

REC at the Fish Fry

Saturday | April 16, 2022
Rappahannock Electric Cooperative’s (REC) Ray Seip, Field Operations Foreman, Allyson Proffit, Member Service Representative, and Adam Funai, Lead Lin...

Move Over: Make Room for Roadside Crews

Wednesday | April 13, 2022
When the power goes out, so do REC's line crews. Lineworkers are the first to respond after an outage occurs, and they work tirelessly to restore powe...