H.B. “Trip” Doggett was named president and chief executive officer of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), in May 2010. Prior to becoming CEO, Mr. Doggett was interim president/CEO and ERCOT’s chief operating officer since June 2008.

Mr. Doggett has 29 years of experience in the electric power industry, including seven years as an independent consultant in the ERCOT market. He chaired the Texas Nodal Transition Plan Task Force (TPTF) from 2005 to June 2008, and also served as an independent facilitator for the Texas Nodal Team, an ERCOT stakeholder team that developed the ERCOT nodal protocols. Prior to leading the market engagement and readiness team, he was involved in the stakeholder development and implementation of the zonal protocols.

Before becoming an independent consultant, Mr. Doggett worked 22 years with Duke Energy in the area of transmission substation engineering and was part of the team that launched the California ISO and PX.

Mr. Doggett is a Registered Professional Engineer and earned his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.