Sharon L. Nelson

Sharon L. Nelson is a lawyer.  She served as Chief of the Consumer Protection Division of the Washington Attorney General’s Office from 2003-2006 and as the Director of the Shidler Center for Law, Commerce and Technology at the University of Washington School of Law from 2000-2003.  She served as Chairman of the Washington State Utilities and Transportation Commission from 1985-97 and as President of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners in 1989-90.  She also serves on the boards of Itron and Consumers Union.  She received her B.A. from Carleton College, M.A.T. from the University of Chicago, and her J.D. from the University of Washington.  Ms. Nelson was first elected to the NERC Board of Trustees in 1999.