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Jim Robo is chairman and CEO of NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE), one of the nation’s leading electricity-related services companies. He was named president and CEO in July 2012 and became chairman of the board of directors in December 2013.Robo is also chairman and CEO of the company’s rate-regulated electric utility subsidiary, Florida Power & Light Company.

In December 2006,Robo was named president and chief operating officer of NextEra Energy. Prior to that, he had served as president of NextEra Energy Resources, LLC. He joined NextEra Energy as vice president of corporate development and strategy in March 2002.

Previously,Robo was president and CEO of a major division at GE Capital. He also served as chairman and CEO of GE Mexico and was a member of the GE corporate development team. Prior to joining GE, he was vice president of Strategic Planning Associates, a management consulting firm.

Robo received his Bachelor of Arts degree summa cum laude from Harvard College in 1984 and his MBA in 1988 from Harvard Business School, where he was a Baker Scholar. He is a director of J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc., one of the largest transportation logistics companies in North America, and he has served as lead independent director since 2012.