Biographical profile

Janet Herrin

Senior Vice President of River Operations

Janet Herrin is the Senior Vice President of River Operations at the Tennessee Valley Authority, a wholly owned United States government corporation, the nation’s largest public power company, a regional economic development agency, and a steward of the Tennessee River. The Tennessee River is the fifth-largest river system in the United States.

As an officer of the corporation, Ms. Herrin is responsible for operating and maintaining TVA’s 29 hydroelectric dams, 20 non-power dams, one pumped-storage plant, and 14 navigation locks as a national model for integrated river management. Together, these facilities provide flood damage reduction, navigation, electric power, recreation, water supply, and improved water quality across seven states.

Ms. Herrin began her TVA career in 1978 as a civil engineer and advanced from technical to management positions in several divisions of TVA. She is a registered, professional engineer in Tennessee and holds a Master of Business Administration degree from The University of Tennessee at Knoxville, a Master of Science degree in civil engineering from Colorado State University at Fort Collins, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in mathematics and physics from Willamette University in Salem, Oregon.

Ms. Herrin is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, National Society of Professional Engineers, and American Water Resources Association. She represents TVA as a member of a variety of national and international organizations, including the National Research Council of the Water Science and Technology Board and the Wildlife Habitat Council. She has published numerous papers, primarily on statistical and flood hydrology, and serves on the University of Tennessee Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Board of Advisors.

Ms. Herrin is a member and past president of PEO, a philanthropic education organization, and serves on the Board of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Knoxville. She is a graduate of the 2005 class of Leadership Knoxville.