Benjamin Fowke

Benjamin G.
S.
Fowke is Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Public Service Company of Oklahoma.
He is Chairman at Energy Insurance Mutual Ltd. Co. since 2015.
He serves as Chairman at Minnesota Business Partnership, Inc. He is an Independent Director at American Electric Power Co., Inc. since 2024.
He holds director positions at Minnesota Mutual Cos., Inc., Securian Financial Group, Inc. since 2018, Institute of Nuclear Power Operations, Inc., Minnesota Orchestral Association, American Wind Energy Association, and Minneapolis Saint Paul Regional Economic Development Partners.
Formerly, Mr. Fowke was Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Southwestern Public Service Co. He was Chairman, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Northern States Power Co. (Minnesota) from 2015 to 2021.
He was Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer at Xcel Energy Services, Inc. He was Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Indiana Michigan Power Co., Ohio Power Co., and Appalachian Power Co. He was Chairman at Northern States Power Co. (Wisconsin) and Public Service Company of Colorado from 2012 to 2015.
He was Executive Chairman at Xcel Energy, Inc. in 2021.
He was Vice Chairman at Edison Electric Institute, Inc. from 2018 to 2021.
He was Director at Electric Power Research Institute, Inc., American Gas Association from 2008 to 2022, Milestone Growth Fund, Inc., Nuclear Energy Institute, and Principal at NextEra Energy, Inc. He was Vice President-Retail Business Unit at New Century Energies, Inc. He worked as Auditor at KPMG LLP and Manager-Financial Reporting at DWG Corp.
Education includes undergraduate studies at Towson University.