As chief administrative officer and president, Exelon Business Services Company (BSC), Gillis, 55, is responsible for providing oversight for transactional and corporate services to the Exelon operating companies. BSC encompasses information technology, supply chain, real estate and human resources, as well as other advisory, professional, technical and support services. As chief diversity officer, Gillis oversees all Exelon diversity initiatives including the company’s employee-focused Diversity & Inclusion strategy and the supplier-focused Diverse Business Empowerment initiative. Gillis is also a member of Exelon’s executive, pension investment, and corporate risk management committees as well as a member of the Exelon Foundation board of directors.
Prior to her current position, Gillis was responsible for areas including field operations, customer satisfaction, public/external affairs, and real estate and property management for ComEd as executive vice president, ComEd. From Exelon’s inception in October 2000 until October 2002, Gillis served as chief financial officer of Exelon Corporation. Prior to the merger, she was CFO of Unicom Corporation. She joined the company in 1997 as vice president and treasurer of Unicom Corporation. Before joining Unicom, Gillis was CFO, treasurer and vice president of the University of Chicago Hospitals and Health System. Gillis also worked for First Chicago Corporation (now JPMorgan Chase & Co.), where she held a variety of lending and staff positions. Gillis is a Director of Potlatch and KeyCorp.