Dan Scripps
Chair of the Michigan Public Service Commission
Chair
Democrat
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
July 2, 2029
- •First appointed February 7, 2019
- •Designated Chair July 16, 2020
- •Reappointed June 30, 2023
- B.A. in Political Science — Alma College
- J.D. — University of Michigan Law School (2005)
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Summer Intern, then Associate
Latham & Watkins LLP, Washington, D.C. (2004–2006, 2011–2012)
Advised regulated utilities, project developers, and financial institutions on domestic and international energy projects.
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State Representative, District 101
Michigan House of Representatives (2009–2011)
Represented Leelanau, Benzie, Manistee, and Mason counties (northwest lower Michigan). Democrat. Served on Energy & Technology, Great Lakes & Environment, and Telecommunications committees. Lost re-election to Republican Ray Franz in November 2010.
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President
Michigan Energy Innovation Business Council (MIEIBC) and Institute for Energy Innovation
Led Michigan’s clean energy trade association after returning to the state in late 2012.
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Vice President
Advanced Energy Economy
National advanced energy industry trade group.
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Midwest Policy Program Director
Energy Foundation
Directed midwest energy policy grantmaking. Held this position immediately before appointment to the MPSC.
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Commissioner, then Chair
Michigan Public Service Commission (February 2019–present (Chair since July 2020))
Appointed by Governor Whitmer. Designated Chair in July 2020, replacing Sally Talberg. Reappointed for a full six-year term in June 2023.
- •Immediate past president, Organization of MISO States (OMS)
- •Immediate past president, Mid-America Regulatory Conference (MARC)
- •Board of Directors, National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC)
- •Member, Joint Federal-State Task Force on Electric Transmission
- •Member, Task Force on Emergency Preparedness, Recovery, and Resiliency
- •Member, Gas-Electric Alignment for Reliability task force
- •Chair, MISO Advisory Committee (as of late 2025)
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