President and COO Indiana Michigan Power
Maryam Brown is president and chief operation officer of Indiana Michigan Power (I&M). Her team is responsible for providing electric service to approximately 600,000 customers in Indiana and Michigan. Brown oversees I&M's distribution operations, safety, customer service, communications, finance, external affairs and regulatory functions.
Brown has more than 25 years of experience spanning utility operations, energy infrastructure development, financial management, regulatory and energy law and federal policy. Most recently, she served as president and CEO of Southern California Gas Company, a Sempra subsidiary serving more than 21 million customers. She led the company through a demanding regulatory and policy environment while driving strong financial performance and overseeing its most significant operational modernization in two decades. Under her leadership, SoCalGas also advanced Angeles Link, a proposal for the largest hydrogen pipeline in the country.
Brown began her career as a maintenance and reliability engineer at Amoco Oil Company before earning her Juris Doctor and building an extensive career in complex energy and regulatory law, including experience as a Securities and Exchange Commission attorney. She also served as senior energy and environment counsel to former Speaker of the House Paul D. Ryan and as chief counsel for the House Energy and Power Subcommittee. She joined Sempra in 2016 as vice president of Federal Government Affairs before rising to lead SoCalGas as president and then CEO.
Brown received a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering and a Juris Doctor from Louisiana State University.