Administrators of BPA

The following lists BPA's administrators throughout the years.

James D. (J. D.) Ross
Oct. 10, 1937 — March 14, 1939

Paul J. Raver
Sept. 16, 1939 — Jan. 14, 1954

William A. Pearl
Jan. 15, 1954 — Feb. 14, 1961

Charles F. Luce
Feb. 15, 1961 — Aug. 30, 1966

David S. Black
Aug. 31, 1966 — Sept. 7, 1967

H.R. (Russ) Richmond, Jr. 
Sept. 7, 1967 - Nov. 30, 1972

Donald P. Hodel
Dec. 1, 1972 — Dec. 31, 1977

S. Sterling Munro, Jr.
Jan. 1978 — Feb. 1981

Peter T. Johnson
May 1981 — July 1986

James J. Jura
July 1986 — Aug. 1991

Randall W. Hardy
Oct. 1991 — Sept. 1997

Judith A. Johansen
June 1998 — Sept. 2000

Stephen J. Wright
Sept. 2002 — Feb. 2013

William K. Drummond
Feb. 2013 — Jan. 2014

Elliot Mainzer
Feb. 2014 — Aug. 2020

John Hairston
Jan. 2021 — Present

This list excludes terms of acting administrator. Terms of service are shown for the earliest of the dates when the persons were named to the position or when they showed up for the job. The “effective” dates of appointments weren’t always precise but were always after the dates of announcement, and they sometimes were before and sometimes after dates individuals actually began work on the job. Likewise, swearing-in dates were either before or after the start of actual work in the position.

Name Position Dates
James D. (J. D.) Ross

Power administrator of the
Bonneville Project

Oct. 10, 1937 — March 14, 1939

Charles Carey

Acting during Ross illness
Acting after Ross death

Feb. 2 – March 14, 1939
March 15 – May 4, 1939

Frank Banks

Interim/acting administrator

May 4 – Sept. 15, 1939

Paul J. Raver

Administrator, Bonneville Power
Project, later Administration

Sept. 16, 1939 — Jan. 14, 1954

William A. Pearl

Administrator, BPA

Jan. 15, 1954 — Feb. 14, 1961

Charles F. Luce

Administrator

Feb. 15, 1961 — Aug. 30, 1966

David S. Black

Administrator

Aug. 31, 1966 — Sept. 7, 1967

H.R. Richmond

Acting Administrator

Sept. 8, 1967 — Oct. 19, 1967

Donald P. Hodel

Administrator

Dec. 1, 1972 — Dec. 19, 1977

S. Sterling Munro

Administrator

Jan. 1978 — Feb. 1981

Earl Gjelde

Acting Administrator

Feb. – May 1981

Peter T. Johnson

Administrator

May 1981 — July 1986

James J. Jura

Administrator

July 1986 — Aug. 1991

Jack Robertson

Acting Administrator

Aug. – Oct. 1991

Randall W. Hardy

Administrator

Oct. 1991 — Sept. 1997

Jack Robertson

Acting Administrator

Oct. 1997 — June 1998

Judith A. Johansen

Administrator

June 1998 — Sept. 2000

Stephen J. Wright

Acting Administrator

Sept. 2000 — Feb. 2002
Stephen J. Wright Administrator March 2002 — Feb. 2013

William K. Drummond

Administrator

Jan. 2013 — Jan. 2014

Elliot Mainzer

Acting Administrator

July 2013 — Jan. 2014

Elliot Mainzer Administrator Jan. 2014 — Aug. 2020

John Hairston

Acting Administrator

Sept. 2020 — Jan. 2021

John Hairston Administrator Jan. 2021 — Present

* Terms of service are shown for the earliest of the dates when the persons were named to the position or when they showed up for the job. The “effective” dates of appointments weren’t always precise but were always after the dates of announcement, and they sometimes were before and sometimes after dates individuals actually began work on the job. Likewise, swearing-in dates were either before or after the start of actual work in the position.