Tom Mason is a recognized expert in power generation and in gas turbine technology. He was Executive Vice President of Calpine and President of Calpine Power Company, responsible for the largest fleet of gas-fired power plants in the world and largest geothermal facility in the world. While at Calpine he managed the simultaneous construction of 30 power plants, each of 500 MW or above. Prior to that, Tom was President and COO of CalEnergy (now MidAmerican Energy) and was with Solar Gas Turbines and Commonwealth Edison.

Tom has extensive experience in power grid deregulation and restructuring, acquired in both the United States and the UK. He is an engineering graduate of Purdue University and holds an MBA from the University of Chicago.