Douglas W. Smith, former general counsel to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), has joined the Washington, D.C.-based law firm of Van Ness Feldman as a member. He specializes in energy regulation topics. Prior to joining FERC in 1997, Smith served as the deputy general counsel for energy policy at the U.S. Department of Energy.
Former Energy Secretary Bill Richardson has become a consultant for Salomon Smith Barney's global energy and power group. Richardson served as Energy Secretary from 1998-2001 under President Bill Clinton. Prior to heading the Energy Department, he was U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. Currently, he is senior managing director of Kissinger McLarty Associates, a strategic advisory firm in Washington, D.C.
Entergy has announced that Curt L. Hébert, Jr., who recently stepped down as chairman of FERC, will join the corporation as executive vice president for external affairs. Hébert will succeed Horace S. Webb, who will become president and CEO of the Entergy Charitable Foundation. Entergy also announced that Shelley Hurley will assume the newly created role of chief risk officer. Hurley is a partner with Accenture LLP and a member of the leadership team of Accenture's Trading & Risk Management practice.
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