Paul Thessen
President, LS Power Development
Paul Thessen joined LS Power in 1992 and serves as President of LS Power Development.
Paul is responsible for leading LS Power Grid, the Firm’s dedicated transmission business. Paul is also a member of the Firm’s Management Committee and Investment Advisory Committee. Prior to being named President of LS Power Development in 2008, Paul held various project management, business development, and executive roles. Under Paul’s leadership, the Firm successfully built and operates seven transmission utilities, completed several large-scale transmission projects totaling more than 780 miles of high-voltage transmission lines with another 350+ miles of transmission lines and multiple substations under development across the country. LS Power Grid currently operates transmission utilities in California, Delaware, Indiana, New Jersey, New York, Nevada, and Texas. In addition, Paul oversaw the development of more than 10,000 MW of greenfield generation projects.
Paul received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and graduated summa cum laude from Missouri S&T University (formerly the University of Missouri-Rolla). Paul also serves on the Board of Directors of REV Renewables, a 3-GW utility-scale renewables and energy storage company.