Marcus Harris

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer


Marcus Harris was appointed as executive vice president and chief financial officer in June 2023. 

As CFO, Harris will oversee BPA's debt management program, accounting, cash management, and budgeting for BPA’s $1 billion total capital budget and $4.3 billion total expense budget.

Harris previously served as deputy chief operating officer, leading critical cross-agency initiatives and aligning the many agency organizations under the authority of the chief operating officer. In his prior role as budget officer and manager of Financial Planning and Analysis, he led the development of capital and expense spending levels for Integrated Program Reviews for both BP-20 and BP-22 rate cases. 

Harris joined BPA in 2009 as a financial analyst. He has a bachelor’s degree from Vanguard University, a master’s in business administration, summa cum laude, from Willamette University, and a PhD in systems science from Portland State University. 

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