Brent Ridge is the President and CEO of Dairyland Power Cooperative. Brent is a people-focused leader committed to safety, sustainability and providing reliable, cost-effective electricity for Dairyland's members and customers.
With over 25 years in the utility industry, Brent has diverse experience including finance, treasury, enterprise risk management, asset management, human resources, supply chain, information services and energy services and development. Prior to Dairyland, Brent served as Vice President, Corporate Services, and Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer at Energy Northwest (Richland, Wash.).
Ridge earned a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the University of Idaho and an MBA from Regis University. He also completed the Reactor Technology Course for Utility Executives at MIT, the Utility Executive Course at the University of Idaho and the Advanced Management Program at Harvard University.
Ridge currently serves on the Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce Board of Directors. He has also served as Chair and Vice Chair of the Corporate Nuclear Safety Review Board at Columbia Generating Station, on the Chancellor’s Advisory Council for Washington State University and on the boards of the Tri-City Development Council, March of Dimes and the United Way.