Carlos Woody has been appointed as Chief Legal Officer for the Orlando Utilities Commission, where he will oversee all legal affairs.
OUC is a Florida-based public power utility that provides electric, water, chilled water, lighting and solar services to more than 400,000 accounts in Orlando, St. Cloud and parts of unincorporated Orange and Osceola counties.
In addition to providing legal advice and counsel, Woody will oversee outside counsel, litigation and transactional matters, regulatory compliance, environmental compliance, legislative affairs, real estate and right-of-way, risk management and insurance, cyber and physical security and records management.
Also, Woody will provide strategic counsel on governance, compliance and regulatory matters in support of OUC’s commitment to reliability, sustainability and community service.
A member of OUC’s Office of the General Counsel since 2004, Woody brings a wealth of experience and institutional knowledge.
He has held progressively senior roles, including Chief Deputy General Counsel and Deputy General Counsel. He has managed all litigation affecting OUC, led corporate security and risk management operations and has been the lead attorney on all chilled water transactions. In addition, he has been a key legal advisor across the organization.
Before joining OUC, Woody built a distinguished 15-year career with the Internal Revenue Service–Criminal Investigation Division, rising to Assistant Special Agent-in-Charge of the Miami Field Office.
