Alen Orchard

General Manager & CEO
SMUD


Arlen is the general manager and CEO of the Sacramento Municipal Utility District. For attention, more descriptive material free pokies online for fun. He joined SMUD in 1990 as a staff attorney and became CEO in April, 2014, after a global executive search.

Prior to moving to the top post, Arlen served as general counsel for SMUD for 14-years, managing a staff of attorneys and overseeing all matters in which SMUD has a legal interest.

Arlen serves on the Board of Trustees for the Northwest Public Power Association and as the general counsel for the California Municipal Utilities Association. In addition to his nonprofit board service to Valley Vision, Arlen serves on the boards of directors of Capital Stage, a nonprofit professional theater company, the Greater Sacramento Urban League, and the Sacramento Metro Chamber of Commerce.