Melissa Gage
President

Melissa Gage is the President of Electric Transmission Texas, LLC (ETT), a joint venture between the subsidiaries of American Electric Power (AEP) and Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company (BHE). ETT acquires, constructs, owns and operates Transmission facilities within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT). ETT’s capital investment has over $4 billion in transmission assets.

Most recently, she served as Vice President, Regulatory and Finance for Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO). She joined AEP in 2015, as Senior Counsel, providing legal guidance on various regulatory matters for AEP's operating companies. In 2020, she was promoted to Associate General Counsel for AEP's western footprint, leading a team in regulatory matters across multiple state commissions. Before AEP, she worked at a law firm in Austin representing entities in regulatory issues.

‌‌Gage received a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance and a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish from the University of Texas at Austin and earned her Juris Doctor (JD) degree from Southern Methodist University.

Christopher McDonald
Vice President of Finance

Christopher McDonald is the Vice President of Finance for Electric Transmission Texas, LLC (ETT), a joint venture between subsidiaries of American Electric Power (AEP) and Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company (BHE). ETT acquires, constructs, owns, and operates transmission facilities within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT). ETT’s capital investment has over $4 billion in transmission assets.

He has more than 15 years of experience in finance, spanning investment banking, corporate banking, corporate finance, and energy infrastructure, and has led or supported more than $10 billion in capital markets and energy financing transactions. Most recently, he served as Senior Director of Finance for Scenic Hill Solar, overseeing project financing, strategy, and economic analysis for the company’s development pipeline. Prior to Scenic Hill Solar, he held finance leadership positions within the energy industry, including roles with NextEra Energy, and began his career in banking.

Christopher received a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from Midwestern State University and earned a Master of Business Administration from the University of Houston.

Lance Price
Vice President, Director of Operations

Lance Price is the Vice President of Operations for Electric Transmission Texas, LLC (ETT), a joint venture between subsidiaries of American Electric Power (AEP) and Berkshire Hathaway Energy (BHE).

Most recently, Lance served in advancing roles within the project management organization at AEP managing transmission and distribution projects within the ERCOT region with a combined portfolio value in excess of $1 billion, including several of ETT’s most significant recent initiatives.

Prior to joining AEP in 2022, Lance built over 30 years of experience in the energy industry. He previously served as General Manager of Production Marketing, Regulatory Affairs, and Surface Land at Samson Resources Company where he was responsible for commodity marketing and trading activities for oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids portfolios, regulatory affairs, surface land management, contract negotiations, and large-scale capital project development.

Lance received a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from Langston University and completed the Executive Leadership Program at Southern Methodist University.