Spencer Cummings

Spencer Cummings is the Deputy Chief Data Officer at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). He leads a multi-disciplinary team of innovators, engineers, and analysts, based within FERC’s Office of the Executive Director, that focuses on two primary goals: delivering innovative products and investing in long-term organizational success through data governance, training, and platforms.

Cummings has served in various leadership roles at FERC for more than 15 years — including Branch Chief of the Office of Enforcement, Data Management Team Lead, and Electric Market Surveillance Analyst.  Before joining FERC, he worked in the private sector as an analyst for Oliver Wyman and Cold Cure.

Cummings earned a Master of Science in IT Management from the University of Virginia and a Bachelor of Science in Finance & Management from the UVA McIntire School of Commerce.