Russell has held many project and senior management positions at Southern Company Generation since joining the company in 1990. Prior to Southern Company Generation, he served as a construction engineer at Alabama Power Company. His experience has also includes overseeing construction of power generating facilities.

Russell has received a master’s of business administration and bachelor’s of mechanical engineering from the University of Alabama Birmingham. He is married and has two daughters.

We are delighted to have someone with Keith’s skills and range of experience joining us at this critical time as we begin constructing several new facilities to meet our member systems’ electricity needs, said Michael W. Price, executive vice president and chief operating officer for Oglethorpe Power.