Mr. McCoy earned a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology, and is a licensed professional engineer in the state of Illinois . He is also an independent member of the AltaLink Board of Directors, and is chair of its Governance and Compensation Committee. Moreover, Mr. McCoy is a member of the Board of Directors for the North American Energy Standards Board as well as a member of the International Council on Large Electric Systems (CIGRE), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Power Engineering Society and the Harvard Electricity Policy Group.