Chris Larsen is Vice President, Nuclear Power and Chief Nuclear Officer at the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). He joined EPRI in 2004 as President and Managing Director of EPRI's international subsidiary, EPRI International, Inc. In that capacity, he was responsible for all international sales and member services. Larsen started his career as an applications engineer and project manager at General Electric (GE) Energy in the nuclear energy division, servicing nuclear power plants at customer sites worldwide. He also spent time in GE's corporate six sigma initiative as a Master Black Belt responsible for driving change and implementing process improvements in functional and business operating units. Larsen then moved into P&L leadership roles in the new and refurbished parts services business. His last role at GE, prior to joining EPRI, was General Manager of Reactor Services which was responsible for providing inspections, outage services, and reactor modifications for nuclear utilities worldwide. Larsen received a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology. |