Dean Alford
| C. Dean Alford |
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July 17, 1953 Atlanta, Georgia |
| President and CEO of Allied Energy Services [1], American politician and businessman |
Clarence "Dean" Alford (born July 17, 1953) is an American politician and businessman, a member of the Republican Party, a conservative, and a former member of the General Assembly in the U.S. state of Georgia. Alford is the president and chief executive officer of Allied Energy Services and spokesman of Power4Georgians, which seeks to develop several coal plants in Georgia. Alford is also the co-chair of the Pine 2 Energy Coalition.
Alford graduated from Walker High School, which has since been renamed McNair High School, in DeKalb County in 1971. He then attended Georgia Tech, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering in 1976 and also served as the Chapter President of Beta Theta Pi (Gamma Eta Chapter).
Alford currently serves as the president and CEO of Allied Energy Services. According to Alford's professional biography, he has been personally responsible for the formation of six start-up companies. In addition, he has published numerous articles and lectured throughout the United States and Canada on the subject of energy policy and utility issues. Prior to joining Allied, Alford was the president and CEO of A&C Enercom, a full-service utility consulting firm that he founded in 1977. He employed over 700 people with 31 offices nationwide. Alford has also served as consultant to the U.S. Congressional Office of Technology Assessment on energy policy issues.
From 1983 until 1993, Alford was a five-term member of the General Assembly in Georgia. Alford represented the 57th district, post 3, and served as chairman of the Energy Subcommittee, chairman of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority Oversight Committee, and as chairman of the DeKalb and Rockdale County Legislative Delegation.
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