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Vice President, Strategic Planning
Edison International
Michael U. Alvarez is vice president of strategic planning for Edison International, a world-class generator and distributor of electric power and investor in infrastructure and energy assets. In addition to strategic planning responsibilities, he oversees the corporation's activities concerning community involvement, corporate contributions, educational relations, and volunteerism.
Before joining Edison in December 2005, Alvarez was executive vice president, chief financial officer, and general counsel at Nexant Inc., a privately held company in San Francisco, providing software and advisory services to the global energy industry.
Prior to joining Nexant, he was at PSG International in London, where he managed the development of the $2.3 billion, 1,700-kilometer TransCaspian natural gas pipeline. Previously, he was a senior executive at Kenetech Energy Systems Inc. in San Francisco, where he managed the successful development of electric generation projects and a global operating portfolio of wind, gas, biomass, and oil-fired projects.
He began his career with the law firm of Thelen, Marrin, Johnson & Bridges, now Thelen Reid & Priest, in San Francisco, where as a partner he specialized in commercial and project finance.
Alvarez is currently a trustee of the California State Parks Foundation.
Updated: July 2006
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