Mark Rose is the General Manager and Chief Executive Officer of Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative. Mark offers extensive experience in leading both private- and public-sector organizations, with an expertise in government and politics.

Prior to coming to Bluebonnet, Mark was a public-affairs consultant who represented clients before regulatory agencies, local governments and the public on electric, water and environmental issues. He also served as president and CEO of Public Strategies, Inc., an international public-affairs firm.

For the entire decade of the 1990s, Mark was general manager and CEO of the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA), a conservation and reclamation district providing electric service to more than one-million Texans throughout 53 counties. Under his leadership, the LCRA became an agency well-respected across the board, as well as one of the best wholesale utilities nationwide, as recognized by both Standard and Poors and Fitch IBCA.

Prior to his tenure at the LCRA, Mark was a partner in a media and public relations firm; a two-term elected member of the Austin City Council (1983 - 87); a senior executive for a state association; and a senior policy analyst for Politech Corporation. Additionally, he spent a decade holding various positions within the Texas State Legislature, working with the Texas Senate, the Senate Subcommittee on Energy, the Senate Subcommittee on Nomination and within the office of the Lieutenant Governor.

Among his honors, Mark received the 1994 James D. Donovan Individual Achievement Award from the American Public Power Association, and was appointed to the Governor’s Select Committee on the Colorado River. He has worked as an adjunct professor for the LBJ School of Public Affairs, and serves as a board member for many private industries and charitable institutions.