Dominion Energy : Diane Leopold & Carter Reid

You've both been with the company for a long time. Can you describe the climate when you first started working at Dominion Energy?

Carter Reid: I first came to Dominion Energy in 1996 as a lawyer. As is the case now, there were more women in finance, legal and administrative services positions than in operational roles. But there were certainly fewer women in leadership roles. From my first assignment as a lawyer, working for our then General Counsel Tom Farrell, I was given incredible opportunities. But I was often the only woman at the negotiating table as a lawyer, and what was different at the time was the overall workplace culture.

Diane Leopold: There was only one other woman in my college graduating class. When I started my career in 1989, I was the first female power station engineer at Pepco. Over the years, I have had the wonderful opportunity to work in many different roles throughout Dominion Energy since I joined the company in 1995. But it was not uncommon for me to be the only woman at the power or natural gas facility, construction site, negotiating table or industry meeting.