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Current Position: Group President Regulated Operations. In this role Tom is responsible for the company's regulated electric transmission and distribution system and our regulated natural gas operations.
Previous Positions: Standish began his career with the company in 1984 and served in various management positions in marketing rates and research regulatory relations and engineering. He formerly served as senior vice president of the company's electric delivery system before he assumed the position of President of CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric in 1999.
Education and Accreditation: He earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of St. Thomas. He is a registered professional engineer in the state of Texas.
Affiliations and Honors: Standish is a member of IEEE and is the immediate past-chairman of the board of directors for the Greater Houston Area American Red Cross. He serves on the board of directors for the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT). He is also a current member and past-chairman of the Salvation Army Houston Area Command. Standish serves as a member of the board of directors for the University of St. Thomas Strake Jesuit College Prepatory and Rebuilding Together Houston (formerly PSI Homesavers). He is a past member of the Texas Energy Coordination Council the Edison Electric Institute (EEI) Transmission Access & Power Supply Task Force the Association of Electric Companies of Texas’ (AECT) Policy Committee the U. S. Chamber of Commerce’s Regulatory Affairs Committee the Governor’s STEPP Committee on Utilities the Saint Agnes Academy board of directors and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation—Houston chapter board of directors. He has also served on the EEI Rate Research committee and as vice chairman of the ERCOT Engineering Subcommittee. He holds two patents dealing with electronic controls.
Personal: Tom is married with three children and is a native Houstonian. | 