Senior VP—Shared Services Barbara Radous joined American Electric Power in 2001. From 2007 until being appointed to her current position, she served as Senior VP, Commercial Operations, responsible for energy marketing, energy trading, power projects and asset investments, market operations and commercial analysis.

In 2006, Barbara was named VP, Commercial and Financial Analysis, responsible for overseeing mid- and back-office functions, including RTO & commodity settlements, portfolio and margin analysis, financial analysis, cost recovery, generation forecasting, and commercial and contract administration. Prior to that, Barbara served as managing director, hedging and financial analysis.

Barbara holds a bachelor of science degree in accounting from the University of  Houston, Clear Lake. She currently serves on the Board of Trustees for the YWCA of Columbus, Ohio, and serves on the Board of The Childhood League of Columbus, Ohio.