Susan N. Story

Susan Story is President and CEO of Gulf Power Company, which is a subsidiary of Southern Company--one of the largest producers of electricity in the United States. Gulf Power Company is headquartered in Pensacola and provides electricity and energy services in Northwest Florida.

Career:

She joined Southern Company in 1982 as a nuclear power plant engineer and has served in a number of previous capacities including:

Executive Vice-President of Southern Company Engineering and Construction Services
Vice-President of Southern Company Supply Chain Management
Vice-President of Real Estate and Corporate Services at Alabama Power Company

Board and Committee Affiliations:

Chair of the Florida Council of 100
Immediate Past Chair of Florida Chamber of Commerce
Past Vice-Chair of Enterprise Florida, Chair of Enterprise Florida Strategic Council

Serves on the Board of Directors/Trustees/Advisors of the:

Raymond James Financial, Inc.
James Madison Institute
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center
Operation Homefront
Florida Veterans Foundation, Inc.
Florida Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM) Council
Rebuild Northwest Florida
Florida "Step Up For Students"
Volunteer Florida Disaster Recovery Fund

Political Appointments and Stewardship

Appointed by Sens. Nelson and Martinez to serve on the Florida Federal Judicial Nominating Commission
Appointed by Senate President Ken Pruitt to the Florida Tax and Budget Reform Commission (2007-2008), Tax and Finance Committee Chair
Appointed by Governor Jeb Bush to the Florida BRAC Advisory Council (served as Chair of the Intra-State Activities Committee)(2003-2006)
Served on Governor Bush's Task Force on Healthcare Accessibility and Affordability (2003-2004)
Served on Lt. Governor Toni Jennings' Universal Pre-Kindergarten Task Force and Career Education Task Force

Awards and Honors

State of Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame 2010

Pensacola Business Journal 2009 Woman Business Leader of the Year

2007 Free Enterpriser of the Year by the Florida Council on Economic Education

Business Leader of the Year for 2007 awarded by the Pensacola Area Chamber of Commerce

"International Women's Day Award" for 2007 awarded by World Trade Center Miami

"Ethics in Business Award" for 2006 awarded by The University of West Florida and Combined Rotary Clubs of the Pensacola region

"Leaders and Legends Award" for Environmental Leadership for 2006

The SEDC Florida Economic Development Volunteer of the Year for 2005

Sacred Heart Hospital's Presidential Achievement Award for 2004

The 2004 Women's Business Center's "Women Breaking the Corporate Glass Ceiling Award"

The Girl Scout's "Woman of Distinction Award"

Distinguished Auburn Engineer Award and the Outstanding Engineering Alumnus Award from Auburn University

Named as an Honorary Commander of the 33rd Fighter Wing in 2004, where she flew in an F-15 fighter jet

Degrees and Professional Development

B.S. degree in Industrial Engineering from Auburn University
MBA from the University of Alabama in Birmingham
Executive education programs at Duke University and Oxford University
Completed International business studies at Cambridge University and leadership studies at Harvard University

Ted McCullough
V.P. Generation

Bernard Jacob
VP, Customer Operations

Bentina Terry
VP, External Affairs
and Corporate Services

Philip Raymond
V.P., CFO and Comptroller

- Susan Story, President and CEO