Edison International (NYSE:EIX) and Southern California Edison today
announced that The Honorable Ellen Tauscher has been elected to the
board of directors of each company, effective September 5, 2013.
“Ellen Tauscher brings both a national and an international perspective
on a wide range of public policy issues, including energy and
transportation, as well as defense and national security,” said Ted
Craver, chairman and chief executive officer of Edison International. “I
am pleased to welcome Ellen to our boards of directors.”
Tauscher, 61, currently serves as a strategic advisor at Baker Donelson
Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz PC. She is the former Under Secretary of
State for Arms Control and International Security and served as Special
Envoy for Strategic Stability and Missile Defense at the U.S. State
Department.
Prior to joining the Obama Administration, Tauscher represented
California's 10th Congressional District in the U.S. House of
Representatives, where she was a member of the Armed Services and
Transportation & Infrastructure committees. Prior to her government
service, Tauscher had a successful career in the financial sector, where
she was one of the first women to become a member of the New York Stock
Exchange.
A lifetime member of the Council on Foreign Relations, Tauscher also
sits on the boards of The Atlantic Council of the United States, The
National Comprehensive Cancer Network Foundation, Invacare Corporation
and eHealth. She also serves on the Board of Governors of Lawrence
Livermore National Security Corporation and Los Alamos National Security
Corporation.
Tauscher earned a bachelor’s degree from Seton Hall University.
About Edison International
Edison International, through its subsidiaries, is a generator and
distributor of electric power and an investor in infrastructure and
energy assets, including renewable energy. Headquartered in Rosemead,
Calif., Edison International is the parent company of Southern
California Edison.
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