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Work Experience
William D. Rogers is Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Sierra Pacific Resources -- the parent company of Nevada Power Company and Sierra Pacific Power Company serving most of Nevada and parts of California.
He was previously Managing Director of Debt Capital Markets at Merrill Lynch & Co. Merrill Lynch is one of the world’s leading financial management and advisory companies. From 1992 through 2000, he served as Managing Director of Debt Capital Markets for JP Morgan Chase and from 1989 to 1992 Rogers was at Chase Securities as an associate in merchant banking.
Early in his career, Rogers served as an engineer officer with the U.S. Army and as a paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg and with the 2nd Infantry Division in the Republic of Korea.
Education
Rogers holds a M.B.A. from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University, a Masters in taxation from New York University, and a B.S. in engineering from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York. He graduated from The Westminster Schools prior to attending West Point.
Organizations
Rogers is Director for Thayer Gate Energy, a not-for-profit group, whose vision is to secure power for national military/first responder’s sites through use of clean energy, to be shared through use of latest technologies. He serves as Advisory Director for Knox Lawrence a private, for-profit company providing services to energy companies.
He chairs the Finance Committee and serves on the Board of Directors for West Point’s Association of Graduates. The Association of Graduates is the alumni association of the United States Military Academy. He was previously an Advisory Director for Veterans Corp., which is charged with creating and enhancing entrepreneurial business opportunities for Veterans, including Service-Disabled Veterans. Additionally, Rogers has served on numerous boards associated with the Episcopal Church and he is a Chartered Financial Analyst, a member of the New York Society of Securities Analysts and a master parachutist.
Personal
Rogers resides in Las Vegas where he is an avid golfer. He was born in Denver, Colorado, and grew up in Atlanta, Georgia. | 