• David Campbell

    David Campbell joined Evergy in January 2021 as President, and Chief Executive Officer. The Board designated Mr. Campbell as Chairman in May 2024. Under Mr. Campbell’s leadership, Evergy focuses on providing safe, affordable, and reliable electric service to its 1.7 million customers in Kansas and Missouri. Campbell and his team are dedicated to ensuring that Evergy provides a rewarding and professional work environment for employees and engages as a trusted partner in the communities Evergy serves.

    Prior to joining Evergy, Mr. Campbell served in executive leadership roles at Vistra Corp, as well as InfraREIT and TXU Corp. Prior to joining TXU Corp., Mr. Campbell was a partner at McKinsey & Company.

    Active in the community and the power industry, Campbell serves on the boards of the Edison Electric Institute (EEI), ESCO Technologies Inc., Nuclear Electric Insurance Limited, the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, the Kansas City Area Development Council (KCADC), and the Truman Library Institute (TLI). Campbell is currently co-chair of KCADC, vice chair of TLI, and vice chair of EEI. Campbell is also a member of the Civic Council of Greater Kansas City and the Leadership Council of the Yale School of the Environment.

    Campbell is a graduate of Yale University, Oxford University, and Harvard Law School.

    Chairman of the Board
  • B. Anthony Isaac

    Mr. Isaac was Senior Vice President and Head of Select Service Strategy and Development at Hyatt Hotels Corporation. He served as President of LodgeWorks, a Wichita, Kansas-based hotel management and development company. Before helping found LodgeWorks, Mr. Isaac served as President of the All-Suites Division of Wyndham Hotels and Resorts. He held the position of President of Summerfield Hotel Corp. prior to Summerfield’s merger with Patriot American Hospitality/Wyndham International. He also served on the Board of Directors of Corepoint Lodging. Mr. Isaac earned a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a master of business administration from Harvard University.

    Director Since: 2003

    Independent Director
    Lead Director
  • Paul M. Keglevic

    Mr. Keglevic has over 40 years of experience with public companies across several industry sectors, including utilities, telecommunications, transportation, retail, and real estate. Mr. Keglevic served as Chief Executive Officer of Energy Future Holdings, the majority owner of a regulated transmission and distribution business, and also served as its Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Risk Officer. Prior to that, Mr. Keglevic served as an audit partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), where he was the U.S. utility sector leader, and also served in various roles at Arthur Andersen LLP, including as lead of the utilities practice, before joining PwC. Mr. Keglevic currently serves on the board of directors of QVC, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary QVC Group, Inc. He also serves on the boards of directors of several non-public companies and has previously served on the board of directors of Frontier Communications Corporation, Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc., Ascena Retail Group, Inc., Rite Aid Corporation, and Tupperware Brands Corporation, among others. In 2025, Mr. Keglevic earned the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) certification in cyber-risk oversight. He earned a bachelor of science in accounting from Northern Illinois University and is a certified public accountant.

    Director Since: 2020

    Independent Director
  • Mary L. Landrieu

    Senator Mary Landrieu served in the United States Senate for three terms, first elected in 1996. During her tenure, she was a member (and then Chair) of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, as well as a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, the Appropriations Committee, and Chair of the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee. In her role as Chair of the Small Business Committee, she was the lead sponsor of the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010, which helped to create and retain over 650,000 American jobs. Prior to serving in the U.S. Senate, she served in the Louisiana State Legislature from 1979 - 1987. In 1987, she was elected State Treasurer and served with distinction for two terms. Senator Landrieu currently serves as Senior Policy Advisor at Van Ness Feldman, LLP, a law and government relations firm, specializing in energy, environment and natural resources law. Senator Landrieu served on the Board of Directors of Tyler Technologies, Inc. Senator Landrieu currently serves on the boards of directors of several national organizations promoting education and children’s welfare. Senator Landrieu earned a bachelor of arts from Louisiana State University.

    Director Since: 2021

    Independent Director
  • Sandra A.J. Lawrence

    Ms. Lawrence served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of The Children’s Mercy Hospital, a comprehensive pediatric medical center in Kansas City, Missouri. Previously, she was the Chief Financial Officer of Midwest Research Institute and also served as Director of its Center for Regional Development. Prior to that Ms. Lawrence spent twenty-six years in professional or management positions in the architecture, real estate, financial services, packaging distribution and medical research industries. She serves as Trustee of the Nomura (formerly Macquarie) Trust fund complex, and as a Director at the Hall Family Foundation, Sera Prognostics, Brixmor Property Group Inc. and National Association of Corporate Directors. Ms. Lawrence earned a bachelor of arts in psychology from Vassar College, a master of arts in architecture from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a master of business administration from Harvard Business School.

    Director Since: 2004

    Independent Director
  • Ann D. Murtlow

    Ms. Murtlow is the principal in North Sound LLC, through which she offers consulting services. She served as a member of the Board of Directors, President, and Chief Executive Officer of the United Way of Central Indiana, Vice President and Group Manager of AES Corporation and served as President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director of Indianapolis Power & Light Company and IPALCO Enterprises. Ms. Murtlow currently serves on the board of directors of US Water Systems LLC which owns Central States Water Resources, a water and wastewater company. She previously served on the Board of Directors of United Way of Central Indiana, Wabash National Corporation, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, First Internet Bancorp and its subsidiary, First Internet Bank, Herff Jones, and AEGIS Insurance Services, Inc. Ms. Murtlow earned a bachelor of science in chemical engineering from Lehigh University.

    Director Since: 2013

    Independent Director
  • Dean A. Newton

    Mr. Newton has served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Delta Dental of Kansas (“Delta Dental”), a nonprofit dental insurance corporation, since 2020; prior to his current role, Mr. Newton served as a Managing Director of Delta Dental from 2014 to 2020, and various other leadership positions at Delta Dental prior thereto, including the Chief Marketing and Sales Officer. Mr. Newton has served as the chair of the board of directors and the President and Chief Executive Officer of Surency Life & Health Insurance Co., a private subsidiary of Delta Dental, since 2020, and various other leadership positions at Surency prior thereto. Mr. Newton also serves on several non-profit boards, including the Kansas Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Newton previously served on the board of directors of CommunityAmerica Credit Union from 2015 to 2023 (including Board Chair 2017-2021), and served in the Kansas House of Representatives from 2000 to 2005. Mr. Newton earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Kansas in 1993 and a Juris Doctor from the New York University School of Law in 1996.

    Director Since: 2024

    Independent Director
  • Sandra J. Price

    Ms. Price is the former Senior Vice President, Human Resources of Sprint Corporation. She also served as Senior Vice President Designee for the Human Resources, Communications, and Brand Management functions of the Sprint Local Telephone Division and a variety of other human resource roles. Prior to Sprint, she served as a principal in the Blue Valley School District, Overland Park, Kansas, and in the Jenks Public School District, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Ms. Price is an independent director at CRB Group, Inc., a privately-owned company that provides global engineering, architecture, construction, and consulting solutions to the life science and other advanced technology industries. She currently serves on the Greater Kansas City Community Foundation board of directors. Ms. Price served as a member of the Board of Directors of the US Infrastructure Corporation (USIC), and was named the 2021 National Association of Corporate Directors Directorship 100. Ms. Price earned a bachelor of arts in special education from Oral Roberts University and a master of arts in education and administration from the University of Tulsa.

    Director Since: 2016

    Independent Director
  • Jonathan D. Rolph

    Mr. Rolph currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Thrive Restaurant Group (“Thrive”), which owns and operates over 200 restaurants. Prior to his current role, Mr. Rolph held various other leadership positions at Thrive and its predecessors since joining the company in 2002, including the Chief Operating Officer, and Vice President of Marketing and Administration. Mr. Rolph serves on the board of directors of INTRUST Bank, N.A., Centralized Supply Chain Services and Applebee’s Franchise Business Council, the Greater Wichita Partnership. He has also served on various non-profit boards, including United Way of the Plains and the Kansas Board of Regents. Mr. Rolph earned a bachelor’s degree from Baylor University in 2001.

    Director Since: 2025

    Independent Director
  • James Scarola

    Mr. Scarola is an independent nuclear oversight consultant and previously served as the Nuclear Industry Fukushima Steering Committee Chairman. He served in numerous nuclear leadership roles at Progress Energy, Inc. prior to their merger with Duke Energy. Mr. Scarola served as Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer at Progress Energy, Inc., Site Vice President of Progress’ Brunswick Nuclear Plant and of their Harris Nuclear Plant. He has also served in leadership roles at Florida Power & Light’s St. Lucie Nuclear Plant. Mr. Scarola is also a member of the Board of Directors of Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation, which operates Evergy’s Wolf Creek nuclear generating station. He is a certified Pressurized Water Reactors Senior Reactor Operator and Institute of Nuclear Power Operations Senior Nuclear Plant Manager. Mr. Scarola earned a bachelor of science in electrical engineering from the University of Notre Dame, a master of business administration from the Florida Institute of Technology and completed the executive management program at Darden Business School at the University of Virginia.

    Director Since: 2022

    Independent Director
  • Neal A. Sharma

    Mr. Sharma co-founded Digital Evolution Group (“DEG”), a full-service digital marketing and commerce agency which was sold in 2018. From 2018 until 2022, he continued to serve as Chief Executive Officer of DEG, now part of global agency holding company, Dentsu Group, Inc. Mr. Sharma later served as President, Dentsu Shop since January 2022 in a solutions-oriented advisory role, serves on two boards of privately held firms, and also serves in an advisory capacity to startup companies in which he invests, as well as on several non-profit boards, including MRI Global, KC2026, and the Truman Library Institute. Mr. Sharma earned a bachelor's degree from American University in 1998 and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Kansas in 2001.

    Director Since: 2023

    Independent Director
  • C. John Wilder

    Mr. Wilder is the Executive Chairman of Bluescape. He serves on the boards of directors of several private portfolio companies and has previously served on the board of many private and public companies, including NRG Energy, Inc. and TXU Corp. He served in executive officer roles in TXU Corp., Entergy Corp. and Royal Dutch/Shell Group. Mr. Wilder earned a bachelor of science in business administration from Southeast Missouri State University and a master of business administration from the University of Texas.

    Director Since: 2021

    Independent Director
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