Paula Gold-Williams is President and CEO of CPS Energy , the largest municipally owned electric and natural gas provider in the US . Based out of San Antonio , the company was established in 1860 and services 860,934 electric and 358,495 natural gas customers in the city and seven adjoining counties . With more than 30 years of leadership experience , she joined CPS Energy in 2004 . Over her 16 years at the company , she has progressively served as controller and assistant treasurer ; VP & Chief Administrative Officer ( CAO ) – Organisational Excellence and Shared Services ; EVP , Chief Financial Officer ( CFO ) and Treasurer ; and EVP – Financial & Administrative Services , CFO , and Treasurer . In addition to her role at CPS Energy , Gold-Williams serves on a broad portfolio of boards and committees and is the Immediate Past Chair of the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce . At the end of 2020 , she oversaw the establishment of an agreement with the City of San Antonio to implement a pilot programme for Smart Streetlight Technology , which will leverage the company ’ s existing lighting infrastructure and align it with SmartSA .

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