Mr. McFarland, 51, has been the Executive Chairman of GenOn Energy, Inc. since December 2018. From April 2017 to December 2018, he was the President and Chief Executive Officer of GenOn and served on its Board of Managers. From 2013 to 2016, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Luminant Holding Company LLC , a subsidiary of Energy Future Holdings Corporation. From 2008 to 2013, he served as both Chief Commercial Officer of Luminant and Executive Vice President, Corporate Development and Strategy of Energy Future Holdings. From 1999 to 2008, Mr. McFarland served in various roles at Exelon Corporation, including as Senior Vice President, Corporate Development from 2005 to 2008 and Vice President, Exelon Generation from 2003 to 2005. He served on the Board of Managers of Bruin E&P Partners, LLC from March 2020 to August 2020. He served on the Board of Directors of TerraForm Power, Inc. from October 2017 to July 2020. He served on the Board of Directors of Chaparral Energy, Inc. from December 2019 to October 2020. Mr. McFarland earned his Masters of Business Administration from the University of Delaware and a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering (Environmental Concentration) from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. He received his professional engineer license in 1995.