Carol M. Chinn Vice President and Chief Operating Officer American Transmission Co.

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Carol Chinn joined American Transmission Co. in December 2006 as the company's chief operating officer. Chinn is the lead executive responsible for ATC's design, engineering, construction, system operations, asset management and business administrative services functions. She oversees the company's 10-year, $2.8 billion investment plan.

Prior to joining ATC, Chinn was with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in the Division of Reliability in Washington, D.C. where she was involved with the implementation of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, developing policy to ensure the reliability of the U.S. electric grid, and supporting regulatory reforms for open access transmission.

Chinn formerly was president and chief executive officer of Georgia Transmission Corp., an electric transmission utility with more than $1 billion in assets. Prior to becoming CEO in 2002, Chinn served as GTC's vice president for system planning.

Chinn also spent 18 years at Florida Power & Light in various management positions within the Power Delivery and Distribution business units.

Chinn currently serves on the North American Electric Reliability Corp.’s Transmission Owners and Operators Forum, and is chair of the Wisconsin Utility Association's Electricity Policy Committee. She is a board member of Forward Wisconsin and a member of Edison Electric Institute.

Chinn earned a bachelor's degree in environmental engineering from the University of Florida at Gainesville, a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Miami, and a master's of business administration from the University of Florida at Gainesville.