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Aaron Melda

Senior Vice President, Enterprise Strategy and External Affairs

Aaron Melda currently serves as TVA’s senior vice president of Enterprise Strategy and External Affairs. This organization consolidates strategic planning, commercial operations and external facing functions to drive collaboration and consistency in how TVA engages customers and external stakeholders in achieving its strategy.

He previously served as senior vice president of Transmission and Power Supply in TVA’s Operations Group. This business unit is responsible for the planning, design, construction, maintenance and real-time operation of TVA’s transmission system and power supply – the largest public power system in the country. 

Melda began his career with TVA in 2005. Since that time, he has served TVA in several leadership roles in the areas of power generation, nuclear construction and commissioning, enterprise planning, system operations, and transmission.

He has over 25 years of leadership experience in the utility industry. Prior to joining TVA, he held management roles with Siemens Power Generation in Georgia. Melda is a graduate of Georgia Tech with a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering and holds an MBA in business administration from Vanderbilt University. He currently resides in Chattanooga with his wife, Jennifer, and their three children.