TIME100 AI 2026 · Shapers

Joe Dominguez

President and CEO, Constellation Energy Group

A former federal prosecutor now runs Constellation Energy, whose nuclear, wind, solar, hydro and gas plants span 19 states.

Born
Union City, United States
Now
Chairman, President and CEO, Constellation
Studied
Rutgers Law School, New Jersey Institute of Technology

Interesting facts

  • Detour

    Trained as a mechanical engineer, then earned a law degree and worked as a federal prosecutor before ever running a power company.

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  • Turning point

    In 2024 Constellation signed a 20-year deal with Microsoft to restart a reactor at the former Three Mile Island site, renamed the Crane Clean Energy Center.

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  • Numbers

    Says Constellation runs 25 of the roughly 94 nuclear plants in the U.S. and produces about 11% of the nation's energy.

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  • First

    Buying Calpine made Constellation the largest private-sector power producer in the world, with more than 55,000 megawatts of capacity.

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  • In their words

    Calls nuclear a "purple technology" with more bipartisan support than almost any other.

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Career

  • ConstellationChairman, President and CEO2022 to now
  • ExelonCEO, Exelon Generation, Exelon Generation2002–2022
  • White and WilliamsPartner
  • U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of PennsylvaniaAssistant U.S. Attorney

Education

  • JD, Law, Rutgers Law School
  • BS, Mechanical engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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