John R. "Ric" Gale

Senior Vice President of Corporate Responsibility, IDACORP Inc. and Idaho Power

Ric Gale was promoted to senior vice president of Corporate Responsibility in May 2010. Gale will work on corporate sustainability efforts, state and regional issues and strategic projects.

Gale began his career with Idaho Power in 1983 in the Rates department.

He was selected to lead the Regulatory Affairs department in 1991 and was named vice president of Regulatory Affairs in 2001.

In this role he had primary responsibility for policy matters related to the economic regulation of Idaho Power.

As vice president of Regulatory Affairs, Gale testified before the Idaho, Oregon, and Nevada state regulatory commissions, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the Bonneville Power Administration, and the United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Gale earned a BBA in 1975 and an MBA in 1981 from Boise State University. He maintains a close affiliation with the university and serves as vice chair on the College of Business and Economics’ (COBE) advisory council. Gale received recognition as an Outstanding Alumnus of the COBE in 2003.

He also has attended the Public Utilities Executive Course at the University of Idaho and is presently on the faculty of that program covering the topic “Regulation and Ratemaking.”

Gale is past chair of the Edison Electric Institute’s (EEI) Rates and Regulatory Affairs Committee, concerned primarily with regulatory issues and ratemaking methods. He currently serves on EEI’s Executive Advisory Committee.

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