Jenny A. McIvor

Vice President and Chief Environmental Officer

 

Jennifer A. McIvor, 42, is the vice president and chief environmental officer for Berkshire Hathaway Energy. Jenny is responsible for devising environmental policy and strategy for Berkshire Hathaway Energy’s global operations serving 12 million customers and end-users, including innovative wind and wildlife permitting strategies for a growing renewable energy portfolio and programs to benchmark and manage the environmental footprints of Berkshire Hathaway Energy’s operations. Jenny represents Berkshire Hathaway Energy in a number of organizations, servings as current secretary and past chair of the Renewable Energy Wildlife Institute; current co-chair of the American Clean Power Association’s Federal Wildlife and Permitting committee; and current chair of the Energy and Wildlife Action Coalition policy committee. Jenny led MidAmerican Energy Company’s environmental policy, strategy and management programs from 2012 through 2018 and held a number of environmental operations, compliance and permitting roles for MidAmerican since joining the company in 2008. Jenny earned a master’s degree in environmental management from the Yale School of the Environment, a juris doctorate from Vermont Law School, and a bachelor’s degree in environmental studies from the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College of Florida Atlantic University.