MISO is adding Bonneville Power Administration’s former chief operating officer to its Board of Directors and welcoming back two term-limited directors in 2026 after collecting membership votes.
MISO members approved three-year terms for board incumbents Todd Raba and Barbara Krumsiek alongside Joel Cook, BPA’s former COO and senior vice president of transmission services. (See MISO Board Set to Add Bonneville Power Exec, Keep 2 Existing Members.) New terms begin Jan. 1, 2026.
Cook departed Bonneville in February when he took up the federal Office of Personnel Management’s buyout offer.
Incumbents Raba and Krumsiek are relying on a special waiver of MISO’s rules that allows them to serve a fourth, three-year term. Ordinarily, MISO board members are limited to three terms. This year, MISO’s Nominating Committee — comprised of three board members not up for re-election and two MISO stakeholders — recommended the use of waivers to prevent a potential 33% turnover on the board. MISO’s board is comprised of nine independent directors and MISO CEO John Bear.
Longtime board member H.B. “Trip” Doggett is vacating the seat Cook will take over. Doggett’s final official duties will be during MISO Board Week in December.
MISO membership voted electronically throughout October on the trio of candidates. MISO’s board elections require preselected candidates to receive a majority of votes in support among membership. MISO members can vote for, against or abstain from selecting any of the candidates.
Twenty-five percent of MISO membership (39 members in 2025) must vote in order to establish a quorum. MISO will release more details concerning the vote at its annual meeting Dec. 11, part of Board Week in Indianapolis.
“As MISO faces growing complexities and dynamic changes, the continuity of directors Raba and Krumsiek provides a source of strategic leadership and momentum that is critically important,” MISO CEO John Bear said in a press release. “We also welcome the new insights and perspectives from Director-elect Cook. His experience in the electric power industry will be beneficial to MISO and its members.”
Board Chair Raba thanked Doggett for his service. “His deep experience, insights and professionalism have been immeasurable during a period of extensive transformation,” Raba said.
