Maria Pope

Maria MacGregor Pope is President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Portland General Electric Co. since 2018, and has been with the company since 2006.
Maria is Director at Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. since 2019, Director at Columbia Bank since 2014, Director at Oregon Business Council, Director at The Nature Conservancy of Oregon, Independent Director at Pope MGP, Inc. since 2012, Director at Oregon Global Warming Commission, and Director at Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (Portland, Oregon).
Former roles include Vice Chairman at Edison Electric Institute, Inc. from 2022 to 2024, Chairman-Governors Board at Oregon Health & Science University, Chairman at Council of Forest Industries, Chairman at Oregon Symphony, Independent Director at Pope Resources LP from 2013 to 2020, Director at Sterling Financial Corp.
(Washington) from 2013 to 2014, Independent Director at Umpqua Holdings Corp.
from 2014 to 2023, Director at TimberWest Forest Corp.
from 2008 to 2012, Lead Director at Premera Blue Cross from 2012 to 2013, Director at Crown Castle, Inc. in 2023, Lead Independent Director at Columbia Banking System, Inc. in 2026, Chief Financial Officer & Vice President at Mentor Graphics Corp.
from 2007 to 2008, and Vice President & GM-Wood Products Division at Pope & Talbot, Inc. from 2003 to 2007.
Education includes undergraduate degree from Georgetown University and MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business.