Patricia L. Kampling

Patricia Leonard Kampling was appointed as an independent member of American Water's board of directors on July 25, 2019.

Ms. Kampling recently retired as chairman and chief executive officer of Alliant Energy Corporation, a Madison, Wisconsin-based energy company that provides nearly 1.5 million customers in Iowa and Wisconsin with safe, reliable, affordable electricity and natural gas service. Ms. Kampling joined the company in 2005, initially as Vice President of Finance, and was named Chief Financial Officer in 2009. In 2011, she was named President and Chief Operating Officer and assumed her role as Chairman and CEO in 2012.

Prior to joining Alliant Energy, Ms. Kampling spent more than 20 years at Exelon Corporation beginning her career as an engineer with PECO and ultimately served as Treasurer of Commonwealth Edison and as Senior Vice President and CFO for Exelon Enterprises.

Ms. Kampling serves on the Boards of Directors of Briggs and Stratton Corporation and American Transmission Company. Pat also serves on the Boards of the Edison Electric Institute and Electric Power Research Institute (current Chair) and is on the Board of Trustees of the Wisconsin chapter of The Nature Conservancy and is a member of the Business Roundtable.

Ms. Kampling holds bachelor's degrees in Engineering and Economics from Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania, an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School and received her Professional Engineer License.