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Jose Antonio Miranda
Jose Antonio Miranda
Chief Executive Officer of Avangrid
José Antonio Miranda Soto was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Avangrid in June 2025. Avangrid, a leading energy company in the United States and a member of the Iberdrola Group, operates regulated utilities and energy infrastructure across more than 20 states, serving millions of customers through its electric and gas networks and generation assets.
With over two decades of global leadership experience in the energy sector, José Antonio brings a proven track record of operational excellence, strategic growth, and innovation in the industry.
Since joining Avangrid in 2021, José Antonio has held several key leadership roles, including President & CEO of Avangrid Power’s Onshore business and President & CEO of Avangrid Power. In these roles, he has overseen the strategic direction and operations of Avangrid’s extensive generation portfolio of over 10 GW of installed capacity across 21 U.S states.
Under his leadership, Avangrid Power achieved significant milestones, including the commercial operation of over 1,000 MW of new projects, final investment decisions for almost 2,000 MW, and the signing or renegotiation of over 2,000 MW in power purchase agreements. In addition, José Antonio also played a key role in advancing some of the company’s major infrastructure projects, including Vineyard Wind 1, the nation’s first utility-scale offshore wind energy project.
Prior to joining Avangrid, José Antonio held senior leadership roles at Siemens Gamesa, including CEO of the Americas region and Chairman of its Boards in the U.S., Mexico, and Brazil. He also served as Gamesa’s CEO in Asia and Latin America, where he consistently delivered strong financial results, expanded market share, and improved operational governance. Earlier in his career, he also held various leadership roles at the multinational engineering firm ABB in Spain, managing business units and key accounts in the transmission and distribution sector.
José Antonio has also served on the Board of Directors for the American Clean Power Association, Secretary of the Board and Executive Committee member of the American Wind Energy Association, and member of the High-Level Climate Action Panel (HICAP) for the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).
José Antonio holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from Universidad de Oviedo and an MBA from Universidad Pontificia Comillas (ICADE). He is fluent in Spanish, English, and French.
About Avangrid: Avangrid, Inc. is a leading energy company in the United States working to meet the growing demand for energy for homes and businesses across the nation through service, innovation, and continued investments by expanding grid infrastructure and energy generation projects. Avangrid has offices in Connecticut, New York, Massachusetts, Maine, and Oregon, including operations in 25 states with approximately $48 billion in assets, and has two primary lines of business: networks and power. Through its networks business, Avangrid owns and operates seven electric and natural gas utilities, serving more than 3.4 million customers in New York and New England. Through its power generation business, Avangrid owns and operates more than 80 energy generation facilities across the United States producing more than 10.5 GW of power for over 3.1 million customers. Avangrid employs approximately 8,000 people and has been recognized by JUST Capital as one of the JUST 100 companies – a ranking of America’s best corporate citizens – in 2025 for the fifth consecutive year. The company was named among the World’s Most Ethical Companies in 2025 for the seventh consecutive year by the Ethisphere Institute. Avangrid is a member of the group of companies controlled by Iberdrola, S.A. For more information, visit www.avangrid.com.
About Iberdrola: Iberdrola is one of the world's biggest energy companies and a leader in renewables, spearheading the energy transition to a low carbon economy. The group supplies energy to almost 100 million people in dozens of countries. With a focus on renewable energy, smart networks and smart solutions for customers, Iberdrola’s main markets include Europe (Spain, the United Kingdom, Portugal, France, Germany, Italy and Greece), the United States, Brazil, Mexico and Australia. The company is also present in growth markets such as Japan, Taiwan, Ireland, Sweden and Poland, among others.
With a workforce of nearly 40,000 and assets in excess of €141.7 billion, across the world, Iberdrola helps to support 400,000 jobs across its supply chain, with annual procurement of €12.2 billion. A benchmark in the fight against climate change, Iberdrola has invested more than €130 billion over the past two decades to help build a sustainable energy model, based on sound environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles.
