Mr. Childress has served as director of investor relations for Consolidated Edison, Inc. since 1998. He previously served as vice president of investor relations for KeySpan, where he was employed for seventeen years.

Prior to joining KeySpan, he served four years as a special assistant to a U.S. Congressman representing the 14th Congressional District in New York.

Mr. Childress has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Industrial Labor Relations from the State University of New York's Center for Labor Studies, and Certificates in Industrial Labor Relations and Real Estate Finance from Cornell University and New York University, respectively.