Background
Rogers, James Eugene was born on September 20, 1947 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Son of James E. and Margaret (Whatley) Rogers.
Rogers, James Eugene was born on September 20, 1947 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Son of James E. and Margaret (Whatley) Rogers.
Bachelor of Business Administration, University Kentucky, 1970. Juris Doctor, University Kentucky, 1974. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Indiana State University.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Queens University, Charlotte North Carolina.
Reporter Lexington (Kentucky) Herald Leader, 1967—1970. Assistant attorney general Commonwealth Kentucky, Louisville. Assistant chief trial attorney Federal Energy Regulation Commission, Washington, deputy general counsel litigation and enforcement.
Law clerk to presiding justice Supreme Ct Kentucky, Louisville. Partner Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld LLP, Dallas, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, Houston, 1985-1986. Executive vice president Enron Gas Pipeline Group, 1986—1988.
President, Chief Executive Officer, chairman Parenting Stress Index Resources, Inc, 1988—1994, Cinergy Corporation (formerly Parenting Stress Index Resources, Inc.), Cincinnati, 1994—2006. President, Chief Executive Officer Duke Energy Corporation, Charlotte, North Carolina, 2006—2007, chairman, president, Chief Executive Officer, since 2007. 2nd vice chairman Edison Electric Institute, 2004—2005, vice chairman, 2005—2006, chairman, since 2006.
Board directors Chesapeake Corporation, 1999—2004, Duke Energy Corporation, since 2006, Applied Materials Inc., since 2008, Fifth Third Bancorp, Fifth Third Bank, American Gas Association, United States Chamber of Commerce, Business Roundtable, National Coal Council. Board director, member executive committee Nuclear Energy Institute.
Trustee National Symphony Orchestra. Board directors Cincinnati Museum Association, The Nature Conservancy-Indiana chapter, Butler U., Indianapolis, U. Kentucky Business Partnership Foundation. Member FBA, Young President' Organisation, Kentucky Bar Association, District of Columbia Bar Association, Skyline Club, Meridian Hills Country Club, Crooked Stick Golf Club, Queen City Club, Bankers Club, Metropolitan Club.
Married Robyn McGill (divorced). Children: Chrissi, Kara, Ben. Married Mary Anne Boldrick, October 28, 1977.