Board & Governance

Board of Directors

Kent Harvey

Independent Director

New York, New York
United States

Former Chief Financial Officer, PG&E Corporation

Emera Board Committees:

  • Audit Committee (Chair)
  • Safety and Risk Committee

Kent Harvey has been a Director of the Emera Board since 2017. He is Chair of the Audit Committee and a member of the Safety and Risk Committee.

Kent is the former Chief Financial Officer of PG&E Corporation, the parent company of Pacific Gas and Electric Company, one of the largest combined natural gas and electric energy companies in the United States. He retired in 2016, after 33 years with the company. Throughout his career, he was involved in all aspects of the company’s diverse business portfolio and held numerous senior roles before becoming Chief Financial Officer including Director of Financial Analysis; Director of Investor Relations; Corporate Secretary; Vice President and Treasurer and Senior Vice President.

Born in Montreal, Kent is a naturalized U.S. citizen. He attended Stanford University and earned a bachelor's degree in economics and a master’s degree in engineering.

He volunteers as a crisis services provider at the Trevor Project, a United States non-profit organization that is focused on suicide prevention among LGBTQ youth.

Corporate Governance Documents