Dave Lock

“Pioneer serves a vital and valuable role to rural electric co-ops and consumer-owned power utilities across the country. Finding creative and interesting ways to share information with our members and consumers is Pioneer’s sweet spot, and I would like to do my part in helping it continue to succeed and thrive.”

Dave Lock serves as Chief Executive Officer of the Grand Canyon State Electric Cooperative Association, based in Tempe, Arizona. Grand Canyon is the statewide organization that represents the interests of Arizona’s rural electric co-ops before state and federal policy makers and the Arizona Corporation Commission. Grand Canyon also provides training, education, communications and other services to its members. 

Most of Dave’s 40-year career has been spent working for or representing consumer-owned electric utilities. He served in city management capacities at three municipally owned utilities in Colorado, as executive director of the Colorado Association of Municipal Utilities and as a senior manager at Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association. He has been appointed to and chaired numerous professional, civic and charitable Boards of Directors and Commissions. 

Dave earned bachelor’s degrees in Communications and Political Science from Hastings College and a master’s degree in Public Administration from the University of Colorado. Dave and his wife Jennie have two daughters and two grandchildren.