Speakers
Paul G. Lorenzini, PhD
Dr. Paul Lorenzini has extensive experience in both executive management and nuclear operations. Prior to co-founding NuScale, Lorenzini held several executive positions with PacifiCorp and its domestic and international subsidiaries. These positions included president of Pacific Power & Light, CEO of PacifiCorp Turkey, and CEO of Powercor Australia.
Lorenzini previously worked with Rockwell International where he served as vice president and general manager of Rockwell's Hanford operations. Rockwell employed more than 5,000 people and was responsible for nuclear waste management, fuel reprocessing, the Basalt Waste Isolation Project and major site services. In earlier service with Rockwell, Lorenzini was involved in developing safety analysis codes for design of the Liquid Metal-Cooled Fast Breeder Reactor (LMFBR).
An attorney as well as a nuclear engineer, Lorenzini worked with a Portland law firm where he represented community leaders in Eastern Oregon who intervened in state regulatory proceedings in support of a proposed nuclear plant in their community.
Lorenzini holds a PhD in nuclear engineering from Oregon State University and a JD from Loyola University in Los Angeles. He is the current chair of the OSU Foundation and has served in leadership positions on numerous community organizations.
