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Marcy Reed, an independent Director of the Company since 2021, worked for more than 30 years at National Grid and its predecessor companies before retiring in early 2021. She retired as President of National Grid Massachusetts and Executive Vice President U.S. Energy Policy and Social Impact, a role she held for the past decade. Previously, she was Senior Vice President Finance and Senior Vice President Corporate Affairs at the company. She serves as an Independent Director for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts and is on the board of Northeastern University, chairing the Audit Committees of both entities. She also is a board member of Qualus, a private equity-backed electric power engineering company. Ms. Reed previously served as board chair of The Partnership, Inc., an organization working to build racially diverse leadership pipelines. She earned an A.B. in Economics from Dartmouth and an M.S. in Accounting from Northeastern University, and holds Executive Education Certificates from Wharton and INSEAD. She has been recognized with numerous leadership and philanthropic awards, including being named three times as one of Boston’s Top 100 Leaders. Ms. Reed brings to the Board a deep experience in the areas of finance, energy policy and sustainability.