Emil Avram is vice president–Business Development at Dominion Energy. He is responsible for the growth and development of its regulated utility power generation portfolio with Dominion Energy Virginia, as well as other affiliate businesses, including development of nuclear, fossil fuel, renewable energy, and energy storage facilities. He has led the development and construction of over $20 billion in energy, gas pipeline, and power generation projects.

After having spent 10 years at United Technologies in various roles in the aerospace and energy industries, Avram joined Dominion Energy in 2001 and has held roles in project development and construction in both the power generation and interstate gas pipeline businesses. He became vice president–Innovation in 2018 and assumed his current position in December 2019.

He currently serves on the board of the Dominion Energy Innovation Center, an independent non-profit organization that supports high-tech entrepreneurs and small business owners driving the innovations needed to achieve a net-zero carbon economy. He previously served on the board of the Center for Innovative Technology (CIT), which grows and diversifies Virginia’s economy by investing in and accelerating innovation, commercialization, entrepreneurship. He also has served on the board of HomeAgain, which helps families and individuals experiencing homelessness in the Richmond area secure and maintain a home again.

Avram received his bachelor’s degree in aeronautical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), his master’s degree in mechanical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and his MBA from the University of Connecticut.