The Indy Chamber announced that Jeffrey Harrison, president and CEO of Citizens Energy Group, has been elected Chairman of the Indy Chamber Board of Directors at its December meeting, succeeding Browning CEO John Hirschman in the role. Harrison anchors a slate of new Board leadership for the organization, including Mike Ash of Fifth Third Bank as vice chair, Claire Fiddian-Greene of the Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation as treasurer, and Gordon Brooks of Eli Lilly & Co. as secretary.
“It’s an honor to help lead a premier civic institution that has shaped the Indianapolis region for generations,” said Harrison. “The Indy Chamber is where business and community come together to move Central Indiana forward. I’m excited to work with our board and partners to build momentum by expanding opportunity, strengthening our workforce, and ensuring the Indy region continues to compete and win.”
Harrison leads Citizens Energy Group, a public charitable trust and one of Indiana’s largest utility providers. He joined Citizens in 2003 and served in various executive capacities before becoming president and CEO in 2015. Harrison is also an alumnus of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and Indiana University and has more than thirty years of experience in the utility industry.
Additionally, Harrison’s volunteer engagement includes such organizations as the United Way of Central Indiana, the Center for Leadership Development, the Indianapolis Zoo, Goodwill Education Initiatives Inc., Marian University, the YMCA of Greater Indianapolis, Rose-Hulman and the Indiana Energy Association.
“Jeff brings a proven record of operational leadership, long-term stewardship, and deep commitment to community impact,” said Matt Mindrum, president and CEO of the Indy Chamber. “Jeff’s leadership will help us keep pushing for the kind of coordinated progress that grows the Indy region’s economy for all, moving with urgency and purpose to accelerate what’s next.”
Harrison will lead the Indy Chamber Board in supporting the organization’s mission to accelerate the region’s economy for all and its strategic agenda to fuel growth and competitiveness, connect talent to opportunity, and elevate the region’s story.
Contact Staff Writer Malik Simon at 317-762-7847.
Malik Simon is a Staff Writer for the Indianapolis Recorder Newspaper. Originally from Memphis, TN, he graduated from Mississippi Valley State University with a Bachelor of Arts in General Studies concentrating on journalism. Before joining the Recorder, he wrote for the Devil’s Gazette newspaper at MVSU and served as a freelance content and video editor. He seeks to use media to help communities flourish through literacy and factual reporting.
