Executive Biography: Laura Doll	Back to Previous Page  Download Adobe Reader

California ISO Board of Governors Laura Doll was appointed to the California Independent System Operator Board of Governors in January 2008 by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to a term ending December 2010. Ms. Doll has served as the Vice President of Governmental and Public Affairs since 2007 for WOODSIDE NATURAL GAS INCORPORATED, based in Santa Monica, California.  From 2004 to 2007, she was the Deputy Executive Director for Policy at the CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION (CPUC) where she was involved in regulatory policy issues for the state’s energy, telecommunications, water and rail transportation industries.  Ms. Doll was also a part of a three-member executive management team that provided overall support for internal agency operations for a staff of 850 and an annual operating budget of $10 million.  Previously, Ms. Doll served as Chief Executive Officer for the CALIFORNIA CONSUMER POWER AND CONSERVATION AUTHORITY from 2001 to 2004.  The state agency was formed in the wake of the California energy crisis to provide backstop municipal revenue bond financing for electric power reserves, energy efficiency and conservation investments, and renewable energy resources in California’s electricity market.  The agency ceased operations in 2004. Ms. Doll had over 14 years experience at AUSTIN ENERGY, ultimately in the position of Chief Administrative Officer.  In this capacity Ms. Doll directed long-range planning, customer service, governmental relations and administrative functions for one of the largest public power agencies in the country and designed Austin’s award-winning “Conservation Power Plant” which included a variety of energy efficiency and renewable energy initiatives.  Additional professional engagements of Ms. Doll have included:  Director of Customer Service for GRANDE COMMUNICATIONS; Director at NAVIGANT CONSULTING INC.; and Senior Vice President at PLANERGY, INC., all based in Austin, Texas.  She is a former member of the American Public Power Association and a former board member of the Utility Photovoltaic Group. Ms. Doll earned a master’s degree from the University of Texas LBJ School of Public Affairs and a bachelor of arts from Virginia Polytechnic Institute.  She has been active in professional and community organizations throughout her career, and currently is entering her 15th consecutive year as a student mentor.