Charles W. "Chuck" Whitney joined Oglethorpe Power in August 2009 from Duane Morris LLP, where he had served as a managing partner of the Atlanta office since 2000. Prior to joining Duane Morris, he worked in a variety of senior executive positions for Southern Company subsidiaries, including an assignment as president & CEO of Southern¹s European international energy subsidiary. Additionally, he had major responsibilities for nuclear and fossil plant construction and operations both as a lawyer and a senior manager.

   Whitney has served as chair of the Board of Trustees of SciTrek ­ the Science and Technology Museum of Georgia; on the Board of Directors of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce; on the Advisory Board, Georgia Institute of Technology Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience; was active in senior positions with the United Way Campaign of Metropolitan Atlanta; is past General Chairman of the Zoo Atlanta Campaign; completed the Leadership Georgia class of 1988; and served as past President and Chairman of the Board of Leadership Georgia.

   He graduated with high honors with a B.S. degree from Wright State University, received a J.D. degree from Case Western Reserve University and completed the Harvard Business School advanced management program.