Gregory Edward Abel is a businessperson who has been at the head of 9 different companies and holds the position of Director & Vice President at Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, Inc. and Director & Vice Chairman-Non Insurance Operations at Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co. and Executive Vice President for National Indemnity Co. (both are subsidiaries of Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.). Gregory Edward Abel is also Executive Vice President of National Indemnity Co. and on the board of 14 other companies.

In the past Mr. Abel was Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Northern Powergrid Holdings Co., Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer of MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co., Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer of MidAmerican Energy Co., Chairman & Chief Executive Officer for PacifiCorp., Director at Northern Powergrid Ltd., Chairman at NV Energy, Inc., Chief Executive Officer for MidAmerican Funding LLC, Chief Executive Officer at Northern Electric Plc, Manager at Pricewaterhouse LLP and Executive Vice President at CalEnergy Co., Inc.

Mr. Abel received an undergraduate degree from the University of Alberta.