Biographical profile

Janet Herrin

Executive Vice President, People & Performance

Janet Herrin was named executive vice president of People & Performance for the Tennessee Valley Authority in June 2010. She reports to TVA President and Chief Executive Officer Tom Kilgore.

As executive vice president of People & Performance, Ms. Herrin is responsible for building and maintaining the quality and effectiveness of TVA’s work force, including personnel policies and procedures, talent management, diversity and labor relations, and the TVA Police. She also oversees performance analysis, and TVA’s Organizational Effectiveness Initiative, which is a comprehensive assessment for improving operations to meet current and future challenges.

Prior to being named executive vice president of People & Performance, Ms. Herrin was senior vice president of River Operations, where she was responsible for the operation and maintenance of TVA’s 29 hydroelectric dams, 20 non-power dams, one pumped-storage plant and 14 navigation locks in support of TVA’s mission of integrated management of water resources across the region.

Ms. Herrin began her TVA career in 1978 as a civil engineer and advanced from technical to management positions in several divisions. She is a registered Professional Engineer in Tennessee and holds master’s degrees in business administration from the University of Tennessee and in civil engineering from Colorado State University. She also holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and physics from Willamette University in Salem, Oregon.

Ms. Herrin is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the National Society of Professional Engineers, and the American Water Resources Association. She represents TVA as a member of several national and international organizations, including the National Research Council of the Water Science and Technology Board and the Wildlife Habitat Council. She has published numerous papers, primarily on statistical and flood hydrology, and serves on the advisory board of the University of Tennessee Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Ms. Herrin is a member and past president of P.E.O. (Philanthropic Education Organization) and served on the board of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Knoxville. She is a graduate of the 2005 Leadership Class of Knoxville.