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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.

Organizations
4
Roles reported
4
Reported compensation
$934K

Who this is

Profile

Everything on the left is verified from the IRS filings. The biography on the right 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 Association of Electric Cooperatives INC, 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

Real tenure, career, and education — from public web sources, what you need to vet a founder or leader beyond the filing window.

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
B
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 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
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

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