Prior to joining PacifiCorp, Reiten was president and chief executive officer of PNGC Power, an energy cooperative located in Portland, Ore. He was appointed to that position in May 2002 and was responsible for the overall operations of two corporate entities (PNGC Power and Power Resources Cooperative).
Prior to PNGC Power, Reiten served as an aide to U.S. Sen. Mark O. Hatfield, responsible for many issues, particularly those associated with the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. He also served as an official in several different capacities at the U.S. Department of Interior, including deputy director of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.
Reiten has maintained director or board member leadership roles in industry organizations, panels and committees. He currently serves with multiple organizations, including Oregon Business Council, Associated Oregon Industries, Greenlight Greater Portland, The Freshwater Trust, Cascade Council of the Boy Scouts of America and Jesuit High School. He was appointed by Gov. Ted Kulongoski to the Oregon Energy Planning Council and is the chair of the Oregon Business Plan in 2010. Reiten also chaired Oregon’s Transportation Vision Committee.
He earned a bachelor’s degree in political science with an emphasis in economics from the University of Washington and completed executive training at the Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania.
Reiten lives in Portland with his wife Randi and their three children.
Patrick Reiten will be a keynote speaker at the Opening Session of the GRC Annual Meeting on Monday, September 29 from 8:30am -12:00pm at the Oregon Convention Center, Portland, Oregon.
