Pedro Cherry

Independent Director

Pedro Cherry is the president of Mississippi Power, overseeing all aspects of operations for the electric utility and subsidiary of Southern Company, a public company and one of the nation’s largest generators of electricity.

Prior to taking that position in March 2025 and since August 2020, Cherry served as the president and chief executive officer of Atlanta Gas Light and Chattanooga Gas, two regional natural gas utilities and subsidiaries of Southern Company. From February 2017 to August 2020, he served as executive vice president of Customer Service and Operations of Georgia Power, the largest subsidiary of Southern Company. From 2006 to 2017, Cherry served in various other leadership positions within the Southern Company family of companies, including senior vice president of the Metro Atlanta Region of Georgia Power, Metro West Region manager, and vice president of Community and Economic Development of Georgia Power. Prior to 2006, he spent nine years in finance-related leadership positions, including chief financial officer - International Division, with Southern Energy Inc., a Southern Company subsidiary that later became Mirant Corp. 

He began his career as an engineering and business analyst for Carolina Power and Light Corp. In addition to his current role at Atlanta Gas Light and Chattanooga Gas, Cherry serves on the advisory board of Synovus’ banking division in North Georgia.

He also serves on the boards of The Carter Center, Boys and Girls Club – Southeast Region, Grady Memorial Hospital Corporation, Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, the Georgia Chamber of Commerce and the Rotary Club of Atlanta. He is also NACD Directorship Certified, a CFA charter holder and a member of the CFA Institute and the Auburn’s Alumni Engineering Advisory Council.

Cherry’s extensive leadership experience within finance operations and customer service divisions of a complex public organization provides our Board with a valuable resource and perspective.