Energy 2025: BROWN, CARLOS M.

Brown’s title at Dominion grows longer and longer.

After joining the company in 2007 as senior counsel, Brown steadily climbed the ranks, holding business, operational and legal roles.

In 2024, Brown became president of Dominion Energy Services and executive vice president, chief legal officer and corporate secretary of Dominion Energy. In June, Brown assumed oversight of the company’s Project Construction group, which includes major generation and gas construction projects.

In a statement following Brown’s 2024 promotion, Robert M. Blue, chair, president and CEO of Dominion Energy, said, “Carlos has a depth and breadth of experience that will serve him well as he leads Dominion Energy’s law, corporate governance, environmental, IT, supply chain, corporate facilities, and corporate safety and security teams.”

As an undergraduate student at the University of Virginia, Brown studied American government and law and served as president of the student body. While earning his law degree at U.Va., Brown was president of the Black Law Students Association.

Brown chairs the board of trustees for the Virginia Historical Society, which owns and operates the Virginia Museum of History & Culture.

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