Kim Thompson named acting chief financial officer

June 24, 2026

The Bonneville Power Administration has appointed Kim Thompson as acting chief financial officer starting on June 28. As CFO, Thompson will oversee BPA's debt management program, accounting, cash management, and budgeting for BPA's capital and expense budgets.

Thompson is currently serving as BPA's vice president of Requirements Marketing, a position she has held since 2020. She will serve as acting CFO as BPA's permanent CFO, Tom McDonald, transitions out of the role and plans for retirement in late August. Daniel Fisher, Power Rates manager, will fill behind Thompson as acting vice president of Requirements Marketing.

Thompson joined BPA in 2009 to lead Energy Efficiency's marketing and customer engagement function. In 2017, Thompson was selected as vice president of Energy Efficiency. After three years, Thompson was tapped to serve as the vice president of Northwest Requirements Marketing.

"Kim recently led BPA's negotiation and execution of new long-term Provider of Choice contracts and has unique insights into the needs and interests of BPA's diverse customer base," acting BPA administrator Robin Furrer said. "Her experience will be especially valuable as the Finance organization works to refresh BPA's financial policies to support competitive rate and long-term financial stability while ensuring BPA has the capital needed for major transmission and power investments."

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