Jeffrey Walker Martin is the chairman and chief executive officer of Sempra, an energy infrastructure company based in San Diego, California. Sempra develops and owns energy transmission and distribution infrastructure with a focus on leading markets in North America, including California, Texas, Mexico and the liquefied natural gas export market. The company has over 20,000 employees and serves roughly 40 million consumers – serving more U.S. customers than any other U.S. utility holding company.
Martin has served as Sempra’s chief executive officer since May 2018 and as chairman since December 2018. In this role, Martin is leading Sempra’s mission to be North America’s premier energy infrastructure company and oversees a record $48 billion capital campaign, the largest in the company’s history. His early leadership focus is "people, priorities and culture," with a goal of creating a high-performance culture that drives the company's long-term success.
He previously held the role of executive vice president and chief financial officer for Sempra from 2017 to 2018 and he held leadership roles in Sempra subsidiary companies. This included serving as chairman and CEO of San Diego Gas & Electric from 2014 to 2016 and as chairman and CEO of Sempra U.S. Gas and Power from 2010 to 2013.
In 2020, S&P Global Platts named Martin Chief Executive of the Year. In 2023, the San Diego Business Journal also named Martin as one of the Top 50 Nonprofit Board Leaders of Influence and a Veteran Business Leader of Influence. Martin represents Sempra on the International Business Council of the World Economic Forum and in the Forum's electricity and oil and gas communities.
Military service
Martin was a commissioned officer in the U.S. Army where he was an air cavalry pilot in the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment. He is a graduate of the U.S. Army Infantry Officer Basic Course, Airborne School and Flight School. Afterwards, Martin served in the Third Armored Cavalry Regiment as a helicopter pilot in various leadership roles. Martin left the Army with the rank of Captain in December 1989.
Education
Martin holds a bachelor's degree from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1984 and a master's in public administration from the University of Texas, El Paso. In 1992, he graduated from the University of Miami with a Juris Doctor's degree and awarded the Order of the Coif. He also served as managing editor of the University of Miami Law Review.
Community involvement
For nearly 10 years, Martin served on the board of trustees for the University of San Diego and philanthropically contributes to the university and other education-related charitable causes.
Martin also supports the Monarch School (San Diego), a public K-12 school exclusively for students who are homeless, at risk of being homeless, or impacted by homelessness. He and his wife Lisa Martin, who serves on the school's board of directors, co-chaired the 2019 fundraising gala and presented a graduate school scholarship to a former Monarch student at the event.
References
- ^ "Jeffrey Walker Martin". West Point Association of Graduates. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
- "Sempra Energy Form 10-K".
- ^ ""Sempra Energy (SRE) CEO Debra L. Reed To Retire; Jeffrey W. Martin Named Successor". StreetInsider.com".
- "Jennewein, Chris (2018-09-11). "Sempra Board Adds Chairman Role for New CEO Jeffrey Martin". Times of San Diego". 11 September 2018.
- ""Opportunities and challenges greet Jeff Martin, Sempra's new CEO - The San Diego Union-Tribune"". 29 April 2018.
- "Sempra Reports 2023 Financial and Business Results". Sempra. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
- "Creating new leaders: a Veterans Day conversation with Sempra Chairman and CEO Jeffrey Martin". Sempra.
- "Jeffrey Martin, CNBC's "Mad Money," May 2023". YouTube.
- "University of Miami Alumni Newsletter 2018".
- "University of San Diego Board of Trustees".
- ^ "Investing in the San Diego Community".