Chairperson
Public Service Commission of Wisconsin | Madison
Summer Strand was appointed by Gov. Tony Evers to the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin in 2023 for a six-year term, and in January 2024, she was appointed chairperson of the commission. Prior to joining the PSC, an independent agency that regulates public utilities in the state, Strand was the director of government affairs for the Walbec Group, a Pewaukee-based family of companies that specializes in transportation infrastructure design and construction.
Education: Bachelor’s, University of Wisconsin-Madison; J.D., Arizona State University’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law
First and most recent concert: “My parents took my brother and me to see the Grateful Dead at Soldier Field in July 1995, which turned out to be their last shows ever because Jerry Garcia died a month later. So that is a great core memory, but also bittersweet. The two most recent were The War on Drugs and Zach Bryan.”
Cocktail of choice: “At home, I like to make sort of a no-frills variation of an unsweetened old fashioned – lots of ice, a couple shots of bourbon, a splash of club soda, and an orange wedge. I need to come up with a name for it.”
Historical figure you look up to: “More current than historical: Michelle Obama.”
Favorite part of the workday: “While I love spending time with my kids, once they’re on the bus to school in the morning, I get a lot done from 7:10-9 a.m.”