INDIANAPOLIS — Governor Mike Pence today named Carol Stephan as Chairperson of the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC).

Stephan, of Indianapolis, was appointed to the IURC earlier this year and becomes the first female Chair of the Commission. She replaces former Chairman Jim Atterholt, who recently stepped down to serve as Chief of Staff in the Office of the Governor. Stephan most recently served as Assistant General Counsel for the IURC and has extensive experience in State Government, having worked as General Counsel for the Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor, Interim Deputy Commissioner and Director of Partner Services for the Indiana Department of Workforce Development, and Deputy Attorney General in the Bankruptcy/Inheritance Tax Division in the Office of the Attorney General of Indiana.