Advisory Board Member
Patrick Woods is Vice President, ITC Holdings, Corp., and President, ITC Great Plains. He joined ITC in 2018 and serves as the Business Unit Lead, providing leadership and strategic direction for ITC Great Plains. He previously served as Director of Business Affairs and Manager of Southwest Power Pool and State Regulatory Strategy.
Prior to joining ITC, Mr. Woods held a variety of leadership roles in the private sector and in state and local government, including serving as Director of Talent Management & Diversity at Westar Energy, Director of Advancement for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Kansas, and Director of Governmental Affairs for the Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services.
He earned a Master of Public Administration (MPA) from the University of Kansas and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science-History with a minor in Spanish from Friends University in Wichita, Kansas. He also holds certificates for studies completed at La Salle University in Cancun, Mexico, and the University of Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain.