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Board of Directors

Thomas A. Fanning Janaki Akella Juanita Powell Baranco Jon A. Boscia
Henry A. Clark III Anthony F. Earley David J. Grain Colette D. Honorable
Donald M. James John D. Johns Dale E. Klein Ernest J Moniz
William G. Smith, Jr. Steven R. Specker E. Jenner Wood III
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Thomas A. Fanning , , , Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Southern Company

Born 1957
Elected 2010

Atlanta, Georgia
Other Directorships: Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (chair), Vulcan Materials Company

Janaki Akella , , , Digital Transformation Leader Google LLC (technology)

Born 1960
Elected 2019

Palo Alto, California
Other Directorships: None

Member of the Business Security and Resiliency Committee
Member of the Operations, Environmental and Safety Committee

Juanita Powell Baranco , , , Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Baranco Automotive Group (automobile sales)

Born 1949
Elected 2006

Atlanta, Georgia
Other Directorships: None

Member of the Audit Committee

Jon A. Boscia , , , Retired Founder and President Boardroom Advisors, LLC (board governance consulting)

Born 1952
Elected 2007

Sarasota, Florida
Other Directorships: None

Chair of the Nominating, Governance and Corporate Responsibility Committee
Member of the Operations, Environmental and Safety Committee

Henry A. Clark III , , , Retired Senior Advisor Evercore Inc. (corporate finance advisory firm)

Born 1949
Elected 2009

Hobe Sound, Florida
Other Directorships: None

Member of the Audit Committee

Anthony F. Earley , , Jr. , , Retired Executive Chair of the Board PG&E Corporation (utility)

Born 1949
Elected 2019

Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Other Directorships: Ford Motor Co.

Member of the Compensation and Management Succession Committee
Member of the Operations, Environmental and Safety Committee

David J. Grain , , , Founder and Chief Executive Officer Grain Management, LLC (private equity firm)

Born 1962
Elected 2012

Sarasota, Florida
Other Directorships: Gateway Bank of Southwest Florida

Member of the Compensation and Management Succession Committee
Chair of the Finance Committee

Colette D. Honorable , , , Partner Reed Smith LLP (legal)

Born 1970
Elected 2020
Washington, D.C.
Other Directorships: None

Member of the Business Security and Resiliency Committee
Member of the Finance Committee

Donald M. James , , , Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Vulcan Materials Company (construction materials)

Born 1949
Elected 1999

Pensacola, Florida
Other Directorships: Wells Fargo & Company

Member of the Compensation and Management Succession Committee
Member of the Finance Committee

John D. Johns , , , Executive Chairman Protective Life Corporation (insurance)

Born 1952
Elected 2015

Birmingham, Alabama
Other Directorships: Protective Life Corporation, Genuine Parts Company, Regions Financial Corporation

Chair of the Compensation and Management Succession Committee
Member of the Finance Committee

Dale E. Klein , , , Associate Vice Chancellor of Research, The University of Texas SystemRetired Chairman, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (energy)

Born 1947
Elected 2010

Austin, Texas
Other Directorships: Pinnacle West Capital Corporation, Arizona Public Service Company

Member of the Business Security and Resiliency Committee
Member of the Compensation and Management Succession Committee
Chair of the Operations, Environmental and Safety Committee

Ernest J. Moniz , , , Cecil and Ida Green Professor of Physics and Engineering Systems emeritus Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Chief Executive Officer and Co-Chair, Nuclear Threat Initiative (energy)

Born 1944
Elected 2018

Brookline, Massachusetts
Other Directorships: TAE Technologies, Inc

Chair of the Business Security and Resiliency Committee
Member of Nominating, Governance and Corporate Responsibility Committee
Member of Operations, Environmental and Safety Committee

William G. Smith, Jr. , , , Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Capital City Bank Group, Inc. (banking)

Born 1953
Elected 2006

Tallahassee, Florida
Other Directorships: Capital City Bank Group, Inc., Capital City Bank, First National Bankers Bank

Chair of the Audit Committee

Steven R. Specker , , , Lead Independent Director
Retired Chief Executive Officer TAE Technologies, Inc. (energy)

Born 1945
Elected 2010

Scottsdale, Arizona
Other Directorships: None

Member of Nominating, Governance and Corporate Responsibility Committee
Member of the Operations, Environmental and Safety Committee

E. Jenner Wood III , , , Retired President and Chief Executive Officer SunTrust Bank - Atlanta Division (banking)

Born 1951
Elected 2012

Atlanta, Georgia
Other Directorships: Oxford Industries, Inc., Genuine Parts Company

Member of the Audit Committee

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