Biography
Javier Fernandez joined the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s Omaha Branch Board of Directors in 2020 and has been the Branch chair in 2021-2023, and 2024. He serves as president and chief executive officer of the Omaha Public Power District (OPPD). Previous to his current role, he served as the vice president and chief financial officer since joining the utility in June 2017.
Mr. Fernandez came to OPPD from the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) in the U.S. Department of Energy, in Portland, Oregon. He had been with the federal power marketing organization since 2012, most recently serving as executive vice president and chief financial officer. He previously served as senior vice president of fixed income capital markets for D.A. Davidson & Company and vice president of public finance for Seattle-Northwest Securities Corporation, where he performed public finance banking and financial advisory services to municipal jurisdictions, primarily in Oregon.
Mr. Fernandez currently serves as vice-chair of the Large Public Power Council, Board Chair of Habitat for Humanity Omaha, and is a board member for Ameritas, Bellevue University, the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce, and the Aksarben Foundation.
Mr. Fernandez holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México in Mexico City, a master’s degree in business administration from Yale University, a Utility Management Certificate from Willamette University, and a Utility Executive Certificate from the University of Idaho.
Learn more about Mr. Fernandez in TEN Magazine.