Christopher Womack Biography and Net Worth

Chris Womack was named chairman, president and CEO of Georgia Power in 2021.
He leads Georgia Power in serving its 2.6 million customers across the state. The
company is the largest subsidiary of Southern Company, one of the nation’s leading
energy providers.
Prior to his current role, he served as executive vice president and president of external affairs for Southern
Company where he led overall external positioning and branding efforts including the company’s public policy
strategies and oversaw the company’s governmental and regulatory affairs, corporate communication initiatives
and other external and strategic business engagements.
A native of Greenville, Alabama, Womack joined Southern Company in 1988 and has held several leadership
positions within Southern Company and its subsidiaries. He has served as executive vice president of external
affairs at Georgia Power and senior vice president and senior production officer of Southern Company Generation,
where he was responsible for coal, gas, and hydro generation for Georgia Power and Savannah Electric. Womack
also served as senior vice president of human resources and chief people officer at Southern Company, as well
as senior vice president of public relations and corporate services at Alabama Power.
Prior to joining Southern Company, Womack worked on Capitol Hill for the U.S. House of Representatives in
Washington DC. He served as a legislative aide for former Congressman Leon E. Panetta and as staff director
for the Subcommittee on Personnel and Police for the Committee on House Administration.
Womack is a member of the board of directors of Essential Utilities, Inc. He currently chairs the board of the East
Lake Foundation, is on the national board of The First Tee and is the chair of the board for the Alliance to Save
Energy. Womack has chaired the Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau board and the Atlanta Sports Council.
He also serves on the Georgia Ports Authority Board. He has received numerous honors, awards and recognitions.
He holds a bachelor’s degree from Western Michigan University and a master’s degree from The American
University. He completed the Stanford Executive Program in 2001 and is currently pursuing his doctorate degree
in political science at Clark Atlanta University.