CenterPoint Energy, Inc. announced that its shareholders elected a new Director, Michael A. (Casey) Herman to its Board, effective April 16, 2026. Herman brings decades of audit, governance, and finance strategy experience in the electric and gas utility industries to CenterPoint's Board. Herman is a senior industry executive with deep experience leading complex audits and providing consulting services for companies across the utility sector, including his 10 years of leading the U.S. Utility & Power Sector and Sustainability practices at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).
He has also served as a C-suite advisor and member of several utility industry-related boards, including as Chair of the Electric Power Research Institute's (EPRI) Advisory Committee and a member of the Edison Electric Institute's (EEI) Wall Street Advisory Group. He is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in Illinois and Louisiana. A former senior partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers, Casey Herman brings nearly four decades of experience advising companies across the energy, utility, and power sectors.
During his tenure at PwC, he served as U.S. Utility and Power Sector Leader, where he led complex audits and provided strategic advisory services to Fortune 500 utility and energy companies. Casey served as lead engagement partner for numerous large external audits, providing deep expertise in financial reporting, regulatory compliance, and SEC filings. Casey holds a Bachelor of Science in Management from the A.B. Freeman School of Business at Tulane University where he also sits on the board.
He also serves on the board of Dragos, Inc., a provider of cybersecurity for operational technology in the energy and industrial sectors.
