Kelcey Brown serves as MidAmerican Energy's president and CEO. MidAmerican provides electric and natural gas service to nearly 1.6 million customers in Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska and South Dakota. The company owns and operates a diverse and growing portfolio of power generating assets, as well as an expanding transmission and distribution infrastructure. Brown began her employment with the Berkshire Hathaway Energy family of businesses in 2011 when she joined PacifiCorp in Portland, Oregon. From 2011 to 2020, Brown served in various regulatory, commercial and operational roles, most recently as the vice president of energy supply management, where she was responsible for the energy imbalance market analytics, policy research, contract administration and short-term load forecasting. Prior to joining PacifiCorp, Brown was a senior economist at the Oregon Public Utility Commission and an economist at Blackfoot Telecommunications. On January 26, 2021, she assumed the role of president and CEO at MidAmerican. Brown graduated from the University of Wyoming with a degree in regulatory economics, and she served in the U.S. Navy for five years, with most of her enlistment on board the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier.

 

Blake Groen is the vice president and chief financial officer for MidAmerican Energy. He has been with the Berkshire Hathaway Energy family of businesses since 2013 and joined MidAmerican in 2022. In his current role, Groen is responsible for the accounting, financial reporting, regulatory reporting, tax and budgeting, and forecasting activities. Before joining Berkshire Hathaway Energy, Groen was employed by a Big Four accounting firm where he held a variety of progressive accounting positions. Groen earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting and finance from Creighton University.

 

Mark Lowe is the senior vice president and general counsel for MidAmerican Energy. In this capacity, he oversees the legal, regulatory and rates, and government affairs divisions for the company. Lowe joined MidAmerican in February 2020 as a senior attorney and has represented the company in a range of areas, including major litigation and other contested or disputed matters; safety, employment and benefits matters; and development and real estate work. Prior to MidAmerican, Lowe served as the director of the Iowa Department of Transportation, where he led transportation and economic development initiatives throughout the state. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Iowa State University and a Juris Doctor degree from Drake University Law School.

 

Arick Sears is the senior vice president of regulation for MidAmerican Energy. Prior to joining MidAmerican, Sears worked in the D.C. consumer advocate office and the Public Service Commission. He earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Georgia State University and a Juris Doctor degree from Washington and Lee University School of Law.