At PBJ, we believe being an Executive of the Year means more than just being an excellent leader; we chose this year's honorees based on their ability to lead as well as their contributions to our community. One nomination that stood out to us was Kregg Arntson's:
"Through Kregg Arntson’s leadership overseeing Portland General Electric’s community investment programs, he is at the center of collaboration with PGE/PGE Foundation leadership team, employees and community partners. His work is integral to building and maintaining PGE’s reputation as a company committed to powering the advancement of society, engaging employees in community work, and meeting PGE’s Environmental, Social and Governance goals.
"Kregg's executive leadership of the PGE Foundation-- a private, nonprofit foundation with $29 million in assets and annual grant-making of approximately $1.4 million-- has helped to build upon PGE's reputation as a community champion for education, the arts, youth programs, and workforce development. Kregg manages a philanthropic portfolio investing approximately $11 million annually in grants and programmatic investments in the areas of education, arts and creative expression, workforce development, environmental stewardship and community-based clean energy projects.
"Under Kregg’s leadership, PGE and the Foundation launched Project Zero, a social impact initiative designed to engage students in learning about climate science and clean energy, enhancing parks and green spaces in neighborhoods disproportionately impacted by climate change, and creating green sector opportunities for historically underserved young adults.
"In addition, Kregg was instrumental in guiding PGE/PGE Foundation’s collaborative response to significant events recently impacting our community, including the COVID-19 pandemic, racial justice protests and Oregon’s historic wildfires. This included a 50% increase in grant-making in 2020 to address immediate needs associated with the pandemic and tripling investments in the work of culturally specific, BIPOC-led, community-based organizations over the last 5 years.
"Kregg also oversees enterprise-wide employee engagement strategies and programs driving employee participation in volunteerism, board service and PGE’s matching gift programs. His team has increased employee giving participation to industry-leading heights; 56% over 10 years. He has also doubled contributions/matching from approximately $1 million to $2 million annually."
Help us thank Kregg for all that he does for our community at the Executives of the Year awards on April 18th: https://lnkd.in/gcUp3xG4
