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Lee M. Stewart is senior vice president of gas operations for San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) and Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas), Sempra Energy’s California regulated utilities. Sempra Energy is a San Diego-based Fortune 500 energy services holding company whose subsidiaries provide electricity, natural gas and value-added products and services.
SDG&E is a regulated public utility that provides service to 3.4 million consumers through 1.4 million electric meters and more than 830,000 gas meters in San Diego and southern Orange counties.
SoCalGas is the nation’s largest natural gas distribution utility serving 20.1 million consumers through 5.6 million gas meters.
As senior vice president of gas operations, Stewart is responsible for the engineering of all gas systems and the operation of the transmission, storage and distribution facilities at SDG&E and SoCalGas.
Stewart served as senior vice president of transmission and storage facilities at SDG&E and SoCalGas from December 2001 to September 2005, president of SoCalGas’ energy transportation services division (ETS) from July 1998 to December 2001, and senior vice president of ETS from January 1995 to July 1998.
He was SoCalGas’ vice president of engineering and operations support from 1993 to 1994, and its vice president of transmission and storage operations from 1990 to 1993. Stewart joined SoCalGas in 1967 and has served in a variety of positions in distribution, transmission, gas supply and engineering.
Stewart is chairman of Pipeline Research International Council (PRCI), a member of the board of directors of the Gas Technology Institute, Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce, the North American Energy Standards Board (formerly Gas Industry Standards Board), the California Hospital Medical Center, and the United Way. He is a member of the Fair Judicial Election Practices Committee of the Los Angeles County Bar Association.
Stewart holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering from the University of California at Los Angeles and attended the executive program at the University of Michigan. He is a registered professional engineer. | 