Jim Kerr is the chairman, president and chief executive officer of Southern Company Gas, one of America’s leading natural gas providers serving more than 4.4 million customers. Kerr began his Southern Company career in 2014 as the executive vice president, chief legal officer, and chief compliance officer where he led the Office of the General Counsel, which includes the company’s legal, corporate governance, audit and compliance functions. Prior to joining Southern Company, Kerr was a partner at McGuireWoods LLP and a senior advisor at McGuireWoods Consulting LLC. He also served for eight years as a member of the North Carolina Utilities Commission, which regulates the rates and services of all public utilities in the state. He was elected president of both the National Association of Regulatory Utilities Commissioners and the Southeastern Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners. Kerr has established himself as a respected voice in the energy industry due to his extensive knowledge of federal and state energy policy and regulations from his work as a utility executive, attorney in private practice and public servant. He has served or is currently serving in leadership positions with the American Gas Association, the National Petroleum Council, the Rotary Club of Atlanta, the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, the Institute for the Environment at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the Electric Power Research Institute. He also remains actively involved in the legal and nonprofit communities, a reflection of his commitment to the customers he serves. Kerr earned a bachelor’s degree, cum laude, from Washington and Lee University and a Juris Doctor degree with honors from the University of North Carolina School of Law. He and his wife, Frances, have two children. © 2025 South