Angelica Espinosa is a seasoned C-suite executive and board advisor with more than two decades of leadership across energy, infrastructure, utilities, and global industrials. She brings deep expertise in governance, enterprise risk, regulatory and legal strategy, with a proven track record of guiding public companies through high-stakes transformations and complex global markets.
She currently serves as Senior Vice President, Chief Legal, Compliance & Corporate Affairs Officer at Portland General Electric (NYSE: POR), where she leads policy, communications, legal, compliance, ethics, and corporate governance. She also chairs the Portland General Electric Foundation, directing philanthropic investments in energy equity, STEM education, and environmental resilience. In 2024 –2025, she served as Interim Chief Human Resources Officer, leading executive compensation, talent strategy, and DEI policy initiatives during a critical leadership transition.
Angelica has advised boards and executive committees on audit, compensation, governance, and ESG oversight. As a Corporate Secretary and former Chief Risk Officer, she has overseen governance structures, board succession, regulatory engagement, and enterprise risk integration across North America, Latin America, and Europe. She is recognized for aligning legal, governance and regulatory strategy with business performance and for navigating complex issues such as activist investor campaigns, cyber risk and regulatory change.
Her career spans the full energy value chain—fossil fuels, renewables, distribution, and customer-facing services—equipping her with a unique perspective on the transition to sustainable energy. At Sempra Energy, she played a key role in governance management during an activist investor campaign, secured regulatory reforms enabling LNG exports, and oversaw trading operations during the Texas Freeze, ensuring uninterrupted service for nearly 20 million customers. Earlier at, GE Oil & Gas (now Baker Hughes), she built and led global legal and compliance teams, advised on cross-border joint ventures, divestitures, and acquisitions, and navigated DOJ oversight and nationalization of foreign assets.
A global executive, Angelica has lived and worked across the Americas and Europe, with responsibility spanning more than 100 countries. This international perspective, combined with her ability to influence regulators and build coalitions, makes her a trusted leader at the intersection of business, policy, and governance.
She has served on nonprofit and subsidiary boards, advising on governance, audit, and community investment. Angelica holds multiple law degrees and is widely respected for her regulatory fluency, cross-cultural adaptability, and purpose-driven leadership