About MBDI

Leadership Team

Kenneth R. Theobalds
Vice President of Government & Regulatory Affairs Entergy Wholesale Commodity

Mr. Theobalds is Vice President of Government & Regulatory Affairs for Entergy Nuclear. He joined Entergy as Director of Governmental Affairs in 2002 and was promoted to Vice President in 2005. He has direct responsibility for Entergy’s state and local government relations in New York, Massachusetts, Vermont and Michigan.

Entergy is an integrated energy company, engaged primarily in electric power production, retail distribution operations, energy marketing and gas transportation. Entergy owns and operates power plants with approximately 30,000 megawatts of electric generating capacity, and it is one of the largest nuclear power plant operators in the U.S.

Theobalds is a former congressional staffer and Assistant Secretary to New York Governor Mario. M Cuomo. He serves as a Director and Member of the Executive Committee of the Westchester County Association and the Business Council of Westchester and as Director of the Business Council of New York State. He is past chairman of the African American Chamber of Commerce of Westchester and Rockland Inc., and is Chairman of the Board of the New York State Insurance Fund.

He has been recognized for achievement and outstanding corporate citizenship by numerous organizations including; the U.S. Congress, the New York Urban League, the American Red Cross, The New York NAACP, The Westchester County Executive, The Westchester County Board of Legislators, the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Westchester, The City of Mount Vernon, The Westchester County Clerk and the Henry Allen Education & Learning Foundation. Theobalds’ professional associations include; the New York Building Congress, the League of Conservation Voters and the Partnership for New York City.

Theobalds earned a bachelor’s degree from Cornell University and is a graduate of the Entergy Executive Program. Mr. Theobalds is married to Lori Lewis and lives in New Rochelle with their children Max and Kathryn.