Thomas A. Smith is the President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Oglethorpe Power and has served in that capacity since September 1999.  He previously served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Oglethorpe Power from September 1998 to August 1999 and as Senior Financial Officer from 1997 to August 1998.  From 1990 to 1997, Mr. Smith was Senior Vice President of the Rural Utility Banking Group of CoBank.  Mr. Smith has a Master of Science degree in Industrial Management–Finance from the Georgia Institute of Technology, a Master of Science degree in Analytical Chemistry from Purdue University, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mathematics and Chemistry from Catawba College.  Mr. Smith is a Director of ACES Power Marketing and is that entity’s Treasurer and Chairman of their Risk Oversight and Audit Committee.  Mr. Smith is also a Director of the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and is Chairman of that entity’s Audit Committee.  He is also a Director of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce and a member of the Georgia Tech Advisory Board.  For the years 2007-2011, Mr. Smith was named to Georgia Trend's list of the top 100 most influential Georgians.  In 2003, Mr. Smith was a recipient of the Ellis Island Medal of Honor.