JOHN L. HOPKINS
John L. Hopkins has been at the helm of NuScale Power as the Chief Executive Officer since December 2012 and served on the company’s Board during the same period. He transitioned from the role of Executive Chair after a tenure spanning from December 2012 to December 2021. Prior to joining NuScale, Mr. Hopkins had a notable career at Fluor Corporation, where he commenced his journey in 1989. Over the years, he ascended through various leadership positions entrenched in global operations and business development, ultimately serving as a corporate officer from 1999 until his departure in 2012.
Mr. Hopkins is actively engaged in numerous professional and business organizations, holding influential positions such as a member on the Executive Committee, Audit Committee, and Compensation Committee of the United States Chamber of Commerce in Washington, D.C. He previously chaired both the Board and the Executive Committee. His experience also includes serving on the U.S. Department of Energy’s Nuclear Energy Advisory Committee from 2019 to 2020, alongside current roles as a member of the Nuclear Energy Institute Executive Committee and as an Energy Task Force Member at the Atlantic Council and IAEA Group of Vienna.
As a senior energy policy advisor at I Squared Capital in New York, Mr. Hopkins has also made significant contributions as a senior executive member on the boards of Fluor Netherlands and Fluor United Kingdom, chaired Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC, and held a directorship with the Business Council for International Understanding.
His qualifications to serve as a director stem from his in-depth knowledge of NuScale and its operational dynamics, strategic relationships with key stakeholders, and extensive experience in management, particularly within the nuclear sector and engineering and construction fields. Mr. Hopkins holds a B.B.A from the University of Texas at Austin and has participated in several advanced management programs.