Ken Rutter is Chief Operating Officer for Florida Municipal Power Agency (FMPA), a position he has held since March 2019.

Prior to joining FMPA, Rutter worked with the Basin Electric Cooperative and Dakota Gasification in Bismarck, North Dakota, where he served for more than six years as Senior Vice President of Marketing and Asset Management. Among other responsibilities, he led a team that restructured short-term power and natural gas management, as well as created many value enhancements and commercial transactions for Basin and Dakota Gasification.

He also spent more than 12 years with Ameren in St. Louis, Missouri, serving in a couple roles, most notably Director of Risk Management and a short period as an Internal Auditor.

Rutter has a bachelor’s degree in engineering from Purdue University and a master’s degree in business from Washington University in St. Louis.