José M. Delgado President and Chief Executive Officer American Transmission Co.

President and Chief Executive Officer José Delgado worked to create the company he now leads, American Transmission Co. ATC became operational Jan. 1, 2001 as the first multi-state transmission-only utility in the U.S.; it currently has transmission facilities in portions of Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota and Illinois. Previously, Delgado spent 27 years at Wisconsin Electric Power Co. starting as an electrical engineer and ending as Vice President of Electric System Operations, when named CEO of ATC in late 1999.

Delgado serves on the U.S. Department of Energy Electricity Advisory Committee.  He also serves on the Edison Electric Institute board of directors and co-chair of the CEO Task Force on Reliability & Infrastructure Protection. He is chairman of the North American Electric Reliability Corporation’s Transmission Owners and Operators Forum. Delgado serves on the board of directors of the Association of Edison Illuminating Companies as well as the advisory board of the Consortium for Electric Reliability Technology Solutions (the advisory board to the Department of Energy laboratories).

Delgado has served as chairman and president of MAIN, the regional reliability council for eastern Wisconsin, Illinois and western Missouri. He is a former trustee of NERC and was a member of the Department of Energy Electric System Reliability Task Force, as well as other positions on various committees within the utility industry.

Delgado currently serves on the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Chancellor’s Council of Corporate Sponsors and the School of Business Advisory Council. He is also a member of the Marquette University School of Engineering National Advisory Council and the Greater Milwaukee Committee. In addition, he serves on the board of directors of the United Community Center and Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce.

Delgado graduated cum laude from Marquette University with a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering. He earned a master’s degree in electrical engineering from Marquette University and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Delgado is a member of two engineering honorary associations, ETA KAPPA NU and TAU BETA PI.