Executive Leadership

Gary J. Morsches
President and Chief Executive Officer, Conectiv Energy

Gary Morsches is President and Chief Executive Officer of Conectiv Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary of Pepco Holdings, Inc. (PHI).  Conectiv Energy, PHI’s competitive merchant energy subsidiary, is responsible for more than 3,800 megawatts of energy and capacity in the PJM power pool, operations in the Mid-Atlantic and New England states, and an energy trading organization.  Mr. Morsches joined the company at the beginning of 2009. 

Mr. Morsches’ primary responsibility is to lead the competitive wholesale energy production and marketing business.  He is a member of the PHI Executive Leadership Team and reports directly to the Chief Executive Officer. 

He is a chemical engineer and a registered professional engineer in Texas and formerly was a member of the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX). He began his career in the crude oil and natural gas futures trading, which progressed to risk management for energy organizations such as Southern Company and Mirant Corporation. 

In recent years Mr. Morsches was a consultant to top-tier international energy corporations as a principal with the Boston Consulting Group in Houston, Texas. 

Mr. Morsches holds a BS in chemical engineering from the University of Dayton and a MBA from the University of Texas in San Antonio.