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Richard Scheel

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Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Risk Officer

Electric Reliability Council of Texas

United States

Certificates Completed

Executive Certificate in Digital Business

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Richard L. Scheel is Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Risk Officer at ERCOT and responsible for the company’s financial management, risk, and strategy functions, including accounting and control, financial planning and analysis, treasury, enterprise risk, strategy, and supply chain. He is also responsible for enterprise architecture, project portfolio management, and quality management. Mr. Scheel has more than 20 years of finance experience. He joined ERCOT in 2020 as Controller and assumed his current role in October 2024.

Prior to joining ERCOT, Mr. Scheel served in senior finance leadership positions with the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, the City of Austin, and Dell. His work in finance spans financial services, oil and gas, hi-tech, and government.

Mr. Scheel is a licensed CPA in Texas, earned a BBA from the University of Houston, an MS in Accounting Information Systems from UT Dallas, attended Harvard’s Program on Negotiation, and served as a committeeman for the AICPA’s GPAC.

Certificates Completed

Digital Business

Courses Completed

Digital Business
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Jan 18–29, 2027

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7–11 hours/day

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$24,500

STARTING

Jan 18–29, 2027

LOCATION

Cambridge, MA

DURATION

10 days

COMMITMENT

7–11 hours/day

TUITION

$24,500

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