Christine King has spent most of her career working with teams to develop strategic initiatives that allow their research to move beyond the benchtop and into the field. As the GAIN Director, she focuses on ensuring that nuclear is given fair consideration in the nation's clean energy future. She most recently served as the operations director for an emerging venture capital firm focused on bringing private capital into the developing advanced nuclear sector to help speed these disruptive technologies to market. Her knowledge and experience include leading a nuclear division for a consulting firm, working in long-term R&D with EPRI, and working on nuclear plant outages focused on steam generator reliability.

Tim Osborn, Vice President of Generation for Tri-State, joined Tri-State Generation and Transmission as a Utility Worker in October of 1990. Tim has served his 33 years in numerous bargaining unit and management roles. In his previous role as Plant Manager he was tasked with the safe operation and maintenance of the three-unit station, as well as developing the framework for its decommissioning and retirement. Tim earned a master’s degree in Family Science and a master’s degree in Business Administration with a specialization in engineering and technology management while working at the plant. Tim chairs the Colorado Northwestern Community College Cybersecurity Business Industry Leadership Team (BILT) Advisory Board, serves on the Moffat County Local Marketing District, and the Craig & Moffat County Chamber of Commerce board of directors.