Spring Breakfast Honoree Derrick A. Dickens

Profile

 
Derrick Dickens is the senior vice president and chief operating officer of Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE) since September of 2021. Dickens oversees the day-to-day operations of the company, including safety, reliability, distribution, transmission, gas operations, fleet, projects and contracts, and technical services.

Professional History

Prior to his current role, Dickens was senior vice president of customer operations and chief customer officer of Exelon-owned Pepco Holdings (PHI), where he had oversight of customer service functions, energy efficiency, and solar interconnections at Atlantic City Electric, Delmarva Power, and Pepco.

Dickens previously served as BGE's vice president of technical services from April 2016 to December of 2019 where he oversaw investment strategy, vegetation management, project management, and electric distribution engineering. He was also BGE's executive sponsor for innovation projects, which included pioneering unmanned aerial vehicle inspection capabilities and new electric system reliability technologies. He first joined the Exelon family of companies in 2004 at PECO in Philadelphia, serving as program manager of Distribution Reliability and Maintenance.

Civic Involvement

Dickens actively serves on both the Maryland Food Bank and the United Way of Central Maryland Board of Directors, as well as the Shock Trauma Center Board of Visitors. He also serves on the Southeastern Electric Exchange (SEE) and the Southern Gas Association (SGA) Board of Directors. Dickens is also a member of the American Association of Blacks in Energy (AABE).

Previously, he served on the boards of the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Washington, the B&O Railroad Museum, and Enoch Pratt Library in Baltimore.

Education

Dickens holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering from Spring Garden College and an MBA from LaSalle University.