Marc S. Gerken, P.E., has served as president and chief executive officer of American Municipal Power, Inc. (AMP) since February 2000.

Gerken began his career as a civil engineer working extensively in the public sector on infrastructure projects, including transportation, water, wastewater and storm water improvements. He served as the city engineer in the public power community of Napoleon, Ohio, and in 1995, was named the community’s city manager. In that capacity, Gerken served on the AMP Board of Trustees for four years and chaired the AMP Board committee with oversight over the construction of the 42-MW Belleville Hydroelectric Plant. He joined AMP in 1998 as vice president of business and operations.

Gerken is the immediate past chairman of the American Public Power Association Board of Directors, having served as a member of the 10-member Board Executive Committee since 2004, and as the chairman from June 2009-June 2010. Gerken previously chaired the Public Power, Inc. Board of Directors, which oversees an APPA utility services affiliate. He is a member of the organization’s CEO Climate Change Task Force, a frequent presenter at APPA meetings and a leader in public power Joint Action Agency working groups. He has testified before congressional committees and FERC technical conferences on wholesale power market issues and is a long-time member of the Transmission Access Policy Study Group (TAPS) Executive Committee. Additionally, he serves on the Board of Directors of the National Hydropower Association. Gerken received the APPA Harold Kramer-John Preston Personal Service Award in June 2005. He was recognized as a finalist for the Platt’s Global Energy CEO of the Year Award in December 2010.