December 28, 2023

Seattle City Light

Lindell

Mayor Bruce Harrell has selected Dawn Lindell to serve as the next general manager and chief executive officer of Seattle City Light. Lindell brings more than 25 years of experience in the utilities industry, having served in executive leadership roles in Colorado and California. Lindell will join the Harrell Administration in February 2024. Lindell comes to Seattle from Burbank, California, where she served as the general manager of Burbank Water and Power.

Prior to her executive leadership role at the Burbank utility, Lindell was the senior vice president and Rocky Mountain regional manager for the Western Area Power Administration in Lakewood, Colorado. There she set strategic direction for more than 400 federal and contract employees of the Rocky Mountain Region for power marketing in 4 states, grid maintenance in 6 states and grid operation in 10 states with a $400 million+ annual budget.

Lindell has been recognized for her leadership and industry expertise, being named as one of Colorado's Top Women in Energy in 2019 and the 2022 WE3 Water/Energy Nexus Innovator of the Year. An 11-member selection committee was announced and convened to review top candidates from across the country. Members of the committee represented business, housing, labor, environmental, and energy leaders, many with experience in clean energy and environmental justice.

City Light is the nation's ninth largest publicly owned electric utility in terms of customers served.