ComEd Appoints Verónica Gómez as Senior Vice President, Regulatory and Energy Policy and General Counsel
January 24 2017 - 3:21PM
Business Wire
Today ComEd announced that Verónica Gómez has been promoted to
senior vice president and general counsel.
Gómez previously served as the vice president and deputy general
counsel for litigation at Exelon, ComEd’s parent company. In that
role, Gómez was responsible for litigation cases on behalf of all
Exelon companies, including ComEd. This litigation included
third-party disputes and litigation in support of multi-billion
dollar transactions. Prior to joining Exelon, Gómez was a
litigation partner at Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg and before that
at Schopf & Weiss (now Honigman Miller), where she served on
the Executive Committee.
In her new role, which she assumed on January 1, Gómez serves as
ComEd’s primary legal advisor and oversees the company’s regulatory
policy, strategy and rates function. She replaces Thomas S.
O’Neill, who was recently appointed as the senior vice president
and general counsel of Exelon. Gómez will report to Anne
Pramaggiore, ComEd president & CEO.
“I am delighted to have Veronica join my senior team. She is a
proven leader and exceptional thinker whose experience and
knowledge in regulatory policy will provide continued focus in our
strategic efforts,” said Anne Pramaggiore, president and CEO of
ComEd. “Her knowledge of our company and insight into the direction
we’re trying to move in as a 21st century utility will be an
invaluable asset to us achieving our goals.”
Gómez grew up in Darien, Ill., and graduated from Hinsdale South
High School. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Political
Science and Economics with departmental honors in Political Science
from Stanford University and her law degree from the University of
Chicago Law School. Gómez serves on several boards including
Illinois Legal Aid Online, the Chicago Bar Foundation, and Friends
of Jones College Prep. She also is a Governing Member Ambassador
for the Chicago Zoological Society.
Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd) is a unit of Chicago-based
Exelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC), the nation’s leading competitive
energy provider, with approximately 10 million customers. ComEd
provides service to approximately 3.8 million customers across
northern Illinois, or 70 percent of the state’s population. For
more information visit ComEd.com, and connect with the company on
Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
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