Tom McDonald

Tom McDonald was appointed executive vice president and chief financial officer in May 2025. 

As CFO, McDonald is responsible for maintaining BPA’s financial integrity. This includes managing $4 billion in annual revenue; $18 billion in property and equipment; $15 billion in municipal debt; and a $500 million trust fund for nuclear decommissioning. He also oversees investor relations, commercial accounting, treasury functions, financial systems and financial planning and analysis.

McDonald previously served as the executive vice president of Compliance, Audit, Risk and Equal Employment Opportunity. Holding this role since 2017, he led BPA’s compliance and governance; risk management; internal auditing; and civil rights and equal employment opportunity functions. Specifically, McDonald oversaw compliance with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission policies and North American Electric Reliability Corporation standards; BPA’s governance, internal control and compliance with applicable regulatory rules and standards; purchasing and property governance; and ethics.

McDonald has more than 30 years of experience leading and managing complex and highly regulated compliance and governance programs. Before joining BPA in 2007, McDonald worked for multi-national accounting firm Arthur Andersen as a senior auditor as well as Engraph, Inc. – a printed packaging manufacturer – as a plant manager. He earned a Bachelor of Science in accounting from Bob Jones University in 1986.

McDonald lives in Camas, Washington, with his wife and has four grown children. He is an avid hiker and college football fan.

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