Michael O’Connor

Michael J. O’Connor is site vice president–Millstone Power Station, Contracted Assets. O’Connor joined the company in 1992 and has served in leadership roles in engineering, operations and outage and planning. In 2018, he was promoted to director-Safety and Licensing at Millstone Power Station and became plant manager in 2020. He assumed his current position in March 2022. Prior to joining the company, O’Connor served for 10 years in the U.S. Navy, as a submarine qualified machinist mate, achieving the rank of Chief Petty Officer. He obtained senior reactor operator licenses at both Connecticut Yankee and Millstone power stations in Connecticut. O’Connor is a graduate of the University of New Haven, with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering. He also holds an MBA from the University of Connecticut. Since 1995, O’Connor has served on the Board of Finance for the Town of Bozrah, Conn., and has had the role of chairman since 1999. He has previously served as the treasurer of the Southeast Connecticut Water Authority while a member for 10 years. O’Connor currently represents Dominion Energy as a member of the Eastern Workforce Investment Board and serves on the Thames River Valley Flood Control Commission.