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Mark Quinlan
Senior Vice President, Wildfire, Emergency and Operations | Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Mark Quinlan is Senior Vice President, Wildfire, Emergency and Operations.
In this role, Quinlan oversees the Emergency Preparedness & Response, Wildfire Preparedness and Emergency Field Operations organizations. He also will be the lead for the company's Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) and Enhanced Powerline Safety Settings (EPSS) programs, both of which have proven successful in reducing wildfire risk. Also reporting to Quinlan are the Safety and Infrastructure Protection Teams, which help to protect PG&E crews defend critical utility infrastructure and prevent potential wildfire sources.
Quinlan has been with PG&E for nine years and has 32 years of experience in the electric industry.
Previously, Quinlan was PG&E's Vice President of Transmission and Distribution System Operations. In prior roles, he was Vice President of PSPS Operations and Execution and interim head of PG&E's Electric Transmission Operations. He also has held positions of increasing responsibility within the Emergency Preparedness & Response, Electric Transmission and Electric Distribution Grid Operations organizations for PG&E.
Before PG&E, Quinlan spent 22 years at Commonwealth Edison in operations, safety and human-performance leadership roles.
Quinlan holds a bachelor's degree of professional studies in organizational leadership from Roosevelt University in Chicago. He is also a graduate of the Leading Forward Executive Program from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business. Quinlan serves on the Board of Directors for the Bay Area Chapter of the American Red Cross.
In this role, Quinlan oversees the Emergency Preparedness & Response, Wildfire Preparedness and Emergency Field Operations organizations. He also will be the lead for the company's Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) and Enhanced Powerline Safety Settings (EPSS) programs, both of which have proven successful in reducing wildfire risk. Also reporting to Quinlan are the Safety and Infrastructure Protection Teams, which help to protect PG&E crews defend critical utility infrastructure and prevent potential wildfire sources.
Quinlan has been with PG&E for nine years and has 32 years of experience in the electric industry.
Previously, Quinlan was PG&E's Vice President of Transmission and Distribution System Operations. In prior roles, he was Vice President of PSPS Operations and Execution and interim head of PG&E's Electric Transmission Operations. He also has held positions of increasing responsibility within the Emergency Preparedness & Response, Electric Transmission and Electric Distribution Grid Operations organizations for PG&E.
Before PG&E, Quinlan spent 22 years at Commonwealth Edison in operations, safety and human-performance leadership roles.
Quinlan holds a bachelor's degree of professional studies in organizational leadership from Roosevelt University in Chicago. He is also a graduate of the Leading Forward Executive Program from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business. Quinlan serves on the Board of Directors for the Bay Area Chapter of the American Red Cross.