Jesse Killings is senior vice president, customer operations, safety and technical training for Southern Company Gas. In this role, he is responsible for the company’s customer experience, resource management, safety and technical training operations.

Previously, Killings was vice president of operations for Southern Company Gas subsidiaries Atlanta Gas Light and Chattanooga Gas. In that role, he was responsible for ensuring operational excellence for nearly 1 million customers in Georgia and Tennessee. Since joining the company in 1993, Killings held leadership positions in operations, regulatory, safety and training.

Killings is active in the industry and community, taking a special interest in organizations that support career development, leadership and education. He currently serves as chair of the Southern Company Gas Diversity & Inclusion (LEAD) Council, and as a board member of the Technical College Systems of Georgia Foundation and the Georgia Energy & Industrial Consortium. He is a former board member of 100 Black Men of Atlanta and Georgia Chamber Diversity and Inclusion Council.

In addition, he is an active member of the American Association of Blacks in Energy, and he has worked with boards and education-related committees of organizations such as Fulton Education Foundation, South Fulton Chamber of Commerce, Boys & Girls Club and United Way.

A native of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Killings earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Tuskegee University. He is a graduate of Leadership Georgia, Leadership Atlanta and Leadership Coweta.

Killings resides in Atlanta and is the proud father of two children.