John R. Collins
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Constellation Energy

John R. Collins, 50, was appointed chief financial officer of Constellation Energy in May 2007 and executive vice president in July 2007. In his role as chief financial officer, Mr. Collins is responsible for all of Constellation Energy's financial matters, including accounting, audit, financial planning, tax, treasury, investor relations and risk management activities.

Mr. Collins began his career with Constellation Energy at Baltimore Gas and Electric Company in 1988 as a senior financial analyst and was promoted in 1993 to supervisor of financial services, overseeing the Company’s corporate finance activities. From 1995 to 1997, he was BGE’s assistant treasurer and director of financial management.

In February 1997, Mr. Collins became chief financial officer of Constellation Energy subsidiary, Constellation Commodities Group, where he was responsible for all financial matters, including business planning, financial analysis, capital management and risk control and credit. In December 2001, Mr. Collins, an acknowledged leader in the field of risk management in the energy industry, was named vice president and chief risk officer of Constellation Energy, and in 2004, named senior vice president. In 2005, he was named chairman of the Committee of Chief Risk Officers, a group which has defined energy risk management best practice. Mr. Collins is a founding member of the Committee of Chief Risk Officers, which was formed in the spring of 2002 following the collapse of Enron. Before joining the company, Mr. Collins held various financial management positions with Bell Atlantic Corporation and Perdue Farms, Inc.

He is also chairman of the board of managers of Constellation Energy Partners, a publicly traded, limited liability company formed by Constellation Energy.

Mr. Collins currently serves on the boards for Roland Park Place, a senior living retirement community, and Special Olympics of Maryland, where he is a member of the Executive Committee and is chairman of the Finance Committee. He is also a member of the Board of Visitors to the Lerner College of Business at the University of Delaware.

Mr. Collins earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Delaware and a master’s degree in business administration with a concentration in finance and strategic planning from the University of Pittsburgh's Katz School of Business.