Glenda S. Thomas is the President & CEO of ElectraGrid Solutions, LLC, a newly formed joint venture with PowerGrid to support the electric and gas utility market. ElectraGrid (EGS) will service the southeast utilities with full construction and maintenance services for power line construction (Overhead & Underground) and substation construction and support services. Additionally, Glenda is the chief principal for Thomas & Associates Consulting (TAC) that is a full-service diversity, business development and ESG (sustainability) consulting firm servicing various industry sectors.
Glenda is the former Supplier Diversity Manager for Southern Company Electric Operations that had responsibility for leading supplier diversity and prime supplier activities for Alabama Power, Georgia Power, Mississippi Power & Southern Company Services. Glenda worked to increase the company’s presence in the communities that served the Southeast region in the U.S., by engaging small, diverse suppliers. She assisted diverse suppliers with business development in the areas of succession planning, innovation and utility best practices.
Glenda joined the Southern Company family with Georgia Power in 2002 and has managed key supply chain & compliance activities for Southern’ s nuclear operations – major projects and new nuclear plant construction – Vogtle 3 & 4 and Power Delivery construction. Prior to coming to Georgia Power, Glenda worked at IBM Global Services in project management and operations management roles.
She received her BS degree in Accounting with a minor in Computer Science from Alabama A&M University and Master of Science degree in Project Management from George Washington University.
Glenda also lends her talents to numerous affiliations including:
· Past Supplier Diversity Co-Chair – World Games 2022
· Former Participant City of Birmingham Vital – Supplier Development Initiative for Increasing Minority Suppliers
· South Regions Minority Supplier Development Council (SRMSDC) – Advocate of the Year Award 2018 & Board Member- Vice Chairwoman of the Board
· Women Business Enterprise Council – South [WBEC SOUTH] Board Member, 2019 Gala Chair & Board Vice Chair
· American Association of Blacks in Energy – Birmingham Chapter Past President
· 2021 EEI Executive Business Diversity- Chair for Best Practices/Industry Trends Committee
