WINDPOWER Conference & Exhibition 2019

Nick Wagner
President
NARUC and Iowa Utilities Board Member


Nick Wagner began serving as a member of the Iowa Utilities Board on May 24, 2013, appointed by Governor Branstad to fill a term ending on April 30, 2019. Board member Wagner was installed as the new president of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) at its Annual meeting in November 2018. As NARUC President, Wagner will focus on ensuring NARUC is meeting the needs of its members, and is providing the leadership necessary in an evolving utility industry. Wagner also serves on the NARUC Committee on Gas, the Washington Action Program, and the Committee on Critical Infrastructure. He previously held several leadership positions with the Mid-America Regulatory Conference (MARC). Prior to joining the Board, Wagner was the Director of Quality Management for the ESCO Group in Marion, Iowa. Wagner also served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2008 to 2012 as ranking member and chair of the Local Government Committee, and as vice chair of the Appropriations Committee. Wagner also sat on the Administration and Regulation Budget Sub-Committee, Commerce, Transportation, and Ways and Means Committees. Wagner previously served four years as an at-large elected member of the Marion City Council. Wagner received his Bachelor of Science degree in biomedical engineering in 1996 and a Master of Science degree in electrical engineering in 1998, both from the University of Iowa. He and his wife, Mandie, reside in Marion, Iowa, and have a daughter and son.

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