James Kerr

Chief Executive Officer at SOUTHERN COMPANY GAS

Net worth: 20 M $ as of 2026-05-30

61 year

61 connections

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Presently, James Y. Kerr holds the position of EVP, Chief Legal & Compliance Officer at The Southern Co. He is also on the board of Southern Power Co. and Georgia Aquarium, Inc. In his past career he occupied the position of Partner at McGuireWoods LLP and Principal at McGuire Woods Battle & Boothe (a subsidiary of McGuireWoods LLP), Member of North Carolina Utilities Commission, President of National Association of Regulatory & Utility Commissioners and President for Southeastern Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners. Mr. Kerr received an undergraduate degree from Washington & Lee University and a graduate degree from UNC School of Law.

Known holdings in public companies

Company	Date	Number of shares	Valuation	Valuation date
SOUTHERN COMPANY 0.02%	2026-02-10	217,636 ( 0.02% )	20 M $	2026-05-30

James Kerr active positions

Companies	Position	Start
SOUTHERN COMPANY GAS	Chief Executive Officer	2023-03-30
Southern Power Co. Southern Power Co. Electric UtilitiesUtilities Generates and supplies gas, solar & wind power plants	Director/Board Member	2014-03-07
Georgia Aquarium, Inc. Georgia Aquarium, Inc. Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services Operates marine mammal parks	Director/Board Member	-

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Former positions of James Kerr

Companies	Position	End
SOUTHERN COMPANY	Compliance Officer	2023-03-31
McGuireWoods LLP McGuireWoods LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides legal services	Corporate Officer/Principal	2014-02-28
National Association of Regulatory & Utility Commissioners	President	2007-12-31
North Carolina Utilities Commission North Carolina Utilities Commission General GovernmentGovernment Regional level government authority	Corporate Officer/Principal	-
Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides energy and environmental research services	Director/Board Member	-

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Private companies	13
The Southern Co. The Southern Co. Electric UtilitiesUtilities Operates as a holding company through its subsidiaries operates, constructs and distributes gas, coal, nuclear, coal, hydro, wind & solar electricity projects and natural gas pipelines	Utilities
Southern Company Gas Southern Company Gas Gas DistributorsUtilities Provides natural gas CNG fueling station solutions	Utilities
Southern Power Co. Southern Power Co. Electric UtilitiesUtilities Generates and supplies gas, solar & wind power plants	Utilities
Consert, Inc. Consert, Inc. Electric UtilitiesUtilities Provides energy distribution and management network services	Utilities
McGuire Woods Battle & Boothe McGuire Woods Battle & Boothe Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides legal services	Commercial Services
Washington & Lee University Washington & Lee University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides energy and environmental research services	Commercial Services
McGuireWoods LLP McGuireWoods LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides legal services	Commercial Services
Georgia Aquarium, Inc. Georgia Aquarium, Inc. Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services Operates marine mammal parks	Consumer Services
National Association of Regulatory & Utility Commissioners
North Carolina Utilities Commission North Carolina Utilities Commission General GovernmentGovernment Regional level government authority	Government
Southeastern Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners Southeastern Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Southeastern Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (SEARUC) is a non-profit corporation founded in 1989. The company's purpose is to advance and educate commission regulation through the study and discussion of subjects related to the operation and supervision of public utilities. SEARUC aims to protect the interests of the people regarding the regulation of utilities. Additionally, SEARUC promotes cooperation among the commissions of 11 states and an unincorporated territory. The company is based in Atlanta, GA.	Commercial Services
UNC School of Law UNC School of Law Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services