Barbara E. Mathews

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Vice President, Associate General Counsel,
Chief Governance Officer and Corporate Secretary
Edison International

Vice President, Associate General Counsel,
Chief Governance Officer and Corporate Secretary
Southern California Edison

Barbara Mathews is vice president, associate general counsel, chief governance officer and corporate secretary of Edison International (EIX) and Southern California Edison (SCE). She is responsible for corporate governance and securities law matters, and oversees the Corporate Governance and Finance and the Base Rates and Grid Support sections of the SCE Law Department.

Mathews joined the Law Department in 1996 as an assistant general counsel of EIX and SCE. Prior to that, she was a partner in the law firm of Arnold & Porter, where she served in the Los Angeles, Washington, DC, and Denver offices. She began her legal career as a law clerk for the Hon. Helen J. Frye, United States District Court Judge for the District of Oregon.

She serves on the board of directors of the Society of Corporate Secretaries & Governance Professionals and as president for its LA chapter. She also serves on the board of directors of the National Organization of Parents of Blind Children and the American Red Cross of Greater Los Angeles.

Mathews received a bachelor’s degree in political science from The Colorado College and a J.D. from Catholic University Law School.

Updated: June 2010

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