Jun 1, 2007
Applying his power to climate-change policy
James Rogers of Duke Energy has been vocal about the power industry's need to be at the table when Congress writes the rules on carbon emissions. In this Conversations From the Corner Office, he tells why he favors a cap-and-trade system.
by Kai Ryssdal
Executive Snapshot
Who: James Rogers, chairman, president and chief executive 0fficer of Duke Energy.
Education: Earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration and a law degree from the University of Kentucky.
What you may not know: He spent three years as a newspaper reporter in Lexington, Ky.
Personal: Rogers lives in North Carolina with his wife, Mary Ann. He has three children from a previous marriage and seven grandchildren.