Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> May 2, 2003
THOMAS M. PATRICK is Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of
Peoples Energy Corporation, a position he assumed on August 1, 2002.
Previously, he had served as President and Chief Operating Officer of
Peoples Energy since 1998, when he also became a member of the company's
Board of Directors. After joining the company in 1976 as an Attorney in
the Legal Department, Mr. Patrick represented the company in cases at
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and before the Illinois
Commerce Commission. He was elected Vice President and Deputy General
Counsel in 1989 and, two years later, was elected Vice President of
Regulatory Affairs and Gas Supply. In 1996, he was named Executive Vice
President. An active industry member, Mr. Patrick has served on the
Board of Directors of the Gas Industry Standards Board. He serves on the
Board of Directors of Aegis and American Gas Association (AGA) Board of
Directors. In addition, he is also a member of the Board of Trustees of
the Gas Technology Institute. Mr. Patrick received his BA degree at
Washington State University in 1969 and a JD degree at the University of
Chicago in 1973. He completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard
University's Business School in 1992. He is a member of the Civic
Committee of the Commercial Club of Chicago, Economic Club of Chicago,
the Executives' Club of Chicago and the Illinois Business Roundtable. He
is on the boards of the Chicago Urban League, the Adler Planetarium,
Loyola University Healthcare Systems and Big Shoulders. Profile
Mr. Patrick: We are a diversified energy company headquartered in
Chicago, Illinois. Our core business is gas distribution,
