Thomas A. Fanning

Thomas A. Fanning
Born	Morristown, New Jersey, USA
Residence	Atlanta, Georgia
Alma mater	Georgia Institute of Technology
Occupation	Business executive
Known for	Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Southern Company
Children	2 sons

Thomas A. Fanning (a.k.a. Tom Fanning) is the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Southern Company, the second largest utility company in the United States in terms of customer base, with 9 million gas and electric utility customers served by subsidiaries in nine states.

Thomas A. Fanning was born in Morristown, New Jersey. He moved to the metropolitan Atlanta area when he was in elementary school, and attended Sandy Springs High School. He graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he also received a Master's degree.

Fanning started his career as a Financial Analyst at Southern Company in 1980. He moved to Southern Company's then international subsidiary in 1986, serving first as treasurer and later in other positions. During this period, Fanning led a team that acquired an interest in the Loy Yang B Power Station in Victoria, Australia. After serving as Chief Information Officer from 1995 to 1997 and Senior Vice President of Strategy from 1997 to 1999 for Southern Company, he became Chief Financial Officer of one of its subsidiaries, Mississippi Power, in 1999, and Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of another subsidiary Georgia Power from 1999 to 2002. He then served as President and CEO of another subsidiary, Gulf Power Company from 2002 to 2003. He was appointed as Executive Vice President of Southern Company in 2003. He also served as its Treasurer from 2003 to 2007, and as its Chief Financial Officer 2003 to 2008. He was appointed as its Chief Operating Officer in 2008.

Fanning became President of Southern Company in August 2010, and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in December 2010. He has pursued a strategy based on developing a diverse portfolio of energy resources that includes nuclear, coal, natural gas, renewables and energy efficiency, and leveraging energy innovation to serve customers. Since becoming CEO of Southern Company, Fanning has called for a national energy policy to support clean, safe, reliable and affordable energy. In an interview with EnergyWire in July 2016, Fanning said, "The greatest advantage America has right now, beyond technology innovation as a core principle, is energy policy. There is no more important energy policy right now than the electrification of the United States and doing it right. If we do energy policy right, we really can provide to the citizens of the United States hope."

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