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Douglas W Johnson

CEO Consulta · Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corporation

CEO Consulta at Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corporation. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 4 organizations on the Form 990 record.

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Organizations
4
Roles reported
4
Reported compensation
$934K

Who this is

Profile

The filed facts are verified from the IRS filings. The biography is compiled from public web sources and grounded to that filed record.

✓ Verified from filings
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Reported as CEO Consulta of Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corporation, based in Lenoir, NC.
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Received $934K in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
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Also listed as CEO of Blue Ridge Energy Members Foundation, uncompensated.
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Also listed as Director of North Carolina Electric Membership Corporation, uncompensated.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

Douglas W. Johnson joined Blue Ridge Energy in 1979 and has served as Chief Executive Officer since 1989, leading the member-owned electric cooperative serving approximately 80,000 members across seven counties in North Carolina.

Under his leadership, he diversified the cooperative to include propane/fuels subsidiaries and RidgeLink, a business-to-business dark fiber provider, and managed the cooperative's transition to independent wholesale power purchasing.

Compiled from public web sources (3 cited), grounded to the filed record.

Track record

Career & tenure

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Tenure here
CEO 1989–2025; joined 1979

Affiliations

Organizations

Linked as the same person by IRS Schedule R, a shared officer mailing address, or shared fellow board members.

Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corporation CEO Consulta · $182.2M revenue · Lenoir, NCSAFE AND EFFECTIVE DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRICITY TO THE MEMBERS OF BLUE RIDGE EMCpay $723K → $934KFiled FY2025 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$934Kreported comp
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Blue Ridge Energy Members Foundation CEO · $356K revenue · Lenoir, NCPROVIDE ASSISTANCE FOR ELECTRIC AND HEATING UTILITY BILLS AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR NONPROFIT COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THAT MEET EDUCATIONAL,…Filed FY2024, FY2023, FY2022, FY2021 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
North Carolina Electric Membership Corporation Director · $1.3B revenue · Raleigh, NCSALE OF ELECTRIC POWER TO NC DISTRIBUTION MEMBER COOPERATIVES.Filed FY2024, FY2023, FY2022, FY2021, FY2020 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
North Carolina Association of Electric Cooperatives INC Director · $13.9M revenue · Raleigh, NCPROVIDE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES IN SUPPORT OF RURAL ELECTRIFICATIONFiled FY2024, FY2023, FY2022, FY2021, FY2020 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

Network

Serves alongside

Other officers, directors & key employees at this person's organizations, by latest reported compensation.

J
Executive VP & CEO · FY2025
$3.4M
M
Senior VP & COO · FY2021
$1.1M
N
Senior VP & COO, Ncaec · FY2021
$843K
L
Senior VP, Finance & CFO · FY2025
$772K
A
Senior VP & COO · FY2025
$681K
R
Senior VP, General Counsel · FY2021
$624K
K
Exec. VP & C · FY2025
$515K
A
SVP, COO · FY2025
$468K
C
Senior VP, General Counsel · FY2025
$403K
C
Chief Information Officer · FY2025
$375K
D
Chief Financial Officer · FY2025
$366K
J
SVP, Exec Co · FY2025
$347K

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Public data from IRS Form 990 e-file & the Business Master File. Individuals appear here because they were named as an officer, director, or key employee on a nonprofit's Form 990; people are grouped by name plus corroborating evidence (Schedule R, shared address, shared board members). · philanthropy.org