Brian Katz

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Vice President, Nuclear Oversight and Regulatory Affairs
Southern California Edison

As vice president of nuclear oversight and regulatory affairs for Southern California Edison, Brian Katz is responsible for the company's nuclear safety and quality programs and interactions with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

He manages business planning and budgeting, including nuclear-related California Public Utilities Commission regulatory activities. He is also responsible for co-owner relationships for the San Onofre and Palo Verde nuclear power facilities, as well as management of the security operations.

Prior to his election as vice president in 2005, Katz was manager of the Generation Business Planning and Strategy organization. Having held that position since 1999, he was responsible for managing regulatory, business, and strategic issues, including developing and implementing a business/regulatory restructuring strategy for Edison’s nuclear and non-nuclear generation business.   

Katz began his Edison career in 1974 as a nuclear systems engineer and held several key management positions within the Nuclear organization.

Before joining Edison, he worked for Metcalf and Eddy Consulting Engineers. Prior to that, he worked for General Electric at the Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory in Schenectady, N.Y. as a reactor fluid systems engineer.

Katz holds a mechanical engineering degree from Pratt Institute, New York, a professional designation in Business Management from UCLA, a certificate in Project Management from UCI, and professional engineering licenses in mechanical and nuclear engineering.

Last reviewed: July 2006

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