Board & Governance

Board of Directors

Paula Gold-Williams

Independent Director

San Antonio, Texas
United States

Former President & Chief Executive Officer, CPS Energy

Emera Board Committees:

  • Audit Committee
  • Management Resources and Compensation Committee

Paula Gold-Williams joined the Emera Board of Directors in 2022. She is a member of the Audit Committee and the Management Resources and Compensation Committee. 

Paula is the former President and Chief Executive Officer of CPS Energy, a fully integrated electric and natural gas municipal utility based in San Antonio, Texas. Before becoming Chief Executive Officer in 2015, she served in positions of increasing responsibility during her 17-year career at CPS Energy, including Group EVP – Financial & Administrative Services, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. 

Paula is a corporate director and serves as Co-Chair of the Keystone Policy Center, having been a member of both the Policy Center and its Energy Board since 2016. She serves as an Energy Pillar Co-Chair of Dentons’ Global Smart Cities & Communities Initiatives and Think Tank. She is also a member of the board of directors of ReNew Energy Global Plc, a renewable energy company based in India.

Paula is also a member of the Nasdaq's Center for Board Excellence, a community of like- minded board members, leaders, and innovators committed to advancing corporate governance best practices and effectiveness.  Previously, she held other board positions, including serving on the United States’ Secretary of Energy’s Advisory Board; being a First Vice Chair of the Electric Power Resource Institute (“EPRI”); a member and designated Chair Pro Tem of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas’ San Antonio Branch; and a past-Chair of the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce.

Paula earned a Fine Arts degree from San Antonio College and a Bachelor of Business Administration from St. Mary’s University in Texas. She also earned a Master of Business Administration in finance and accounting from Regis University in Colorado. Paula is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and a Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA).

 

Corporate Governance Documents