Ralph LaRossa was named President and Chief Operating Officer of Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G) in October 2006. Prior to this position, he was Vice President - electric delivery for PSE&G. Mr. LaRossa joined PSE&G in 1985 as an associate engineer, and advanced through a variety of management positions in the utility’s gas and electric operations including Vice President - delivery operations support; division manager - Metropolitan electric division; director - distribution operations; manager - gas distribution; project manager for AWMS (automated work management system); assistant division manager; district manager; and field engineer in gas distribution.
Mr. LaRossa is a graduate of Stevens Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Engineering degree and has completed the Harvard Business School’s Program for Management Development. In 1998 he received Gas Industry Magazine’s Outstanding Manager of the Year Award. He is a member of the Association of Edison Illuminating Companies; the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) research advisory committee; the PJM Designated Officers Committee; and the PJM Transmission Owners Agreement administrative committee. Mr. LaRossa is on the board of directors of Bergen County’s United Way, and a member of the Montclair State University board of trustees.
