Matt Rasmussen
Chief Nuclear Officer
TVA
Matt Rasmussen, senior vice president and chief nuclear officer, leads TVA’s robust nuclear organization, and is responsible for oversight of seven reactors at three nuclear sites: Watts Bar, Sequoyah and Browns Ferry, which together generate enough carbon-free power for more than 4.5 million Tennessee Valley homes and businesses. TVA operates the third largest nuclear fleet in the nation.
Matt began his 20-plus year TVA career at Browns Ferry as a maintenance engineer. He has held several leadership positions at both Browns Ferry and Sequoyah Nuclear Plants.
He obtained his Senior Reactor Operator License at Browns Ferry, before serving as shift manager, Operations superintendent and Work Management director. Matt moved to Sequoyah Nuclear Plant where he led the Maintenance organization prior to being promoted to plant manager and then site vice president.
In 2020, Matt returned to Browns Ferry as site vice president where he helped lead the station to its first INPO exemplary rating in almost 2 decades before transferring to the Fleet Center in 2022 as Senior Vice President, Engineering and Operations Support.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Auburn University in Alabama and is a graduate of TVA’s Advanced Leadership Program and INPO’s Senior Nuclear Plant Management Program and Senior Executive Leadership Program.
