Taylor interviews Hoosier CEO on cooperatives in the energy transition

Taylor visited Hoosier Energy's headquarters in Bloomington, Indiana to interview CEO Donna Walker. In their 50-minute conversation, Taylor and Walker discuss Hoosier's unique ownership model; how co-ops are furthering diversity, equity, and inclusion; the tensions facing electric co-ops through the energy transition; and the importance of diversity in the executive suite.

Donna Walker, President and Chief Executive Officer of Hoosier Energy, sits down with Keith Taylor, UC Davis Professor of Extension and Community Economic Development, to discuss Hoosiers unique ownership model.
In this interview, we learn:
• About the electric co-op sector, and about Hoosier’s unique corporate model.
• How co-ops further diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• What the tensions facing electric co-ops through the energy transition
• About the importance of diversity in the executive suite in electric utilities.