James David Watkins (March 7, 1927 – July 26, 2012) was a United States Navy admiral and former Chief of Naval Operations who served as the United States Secretary of Energy during the George H. W. Bush administration, also chairing U.S. government commissions on HIV/AIDS and ocean policy. Watkins also served on the boards of various companies and other nongovernmental organizations and as the co-chair of the Joint Ocean Commission Initiative.
Retired Navy Adm. James Watkins died of congestive heart failure July 26 at his home in Alexandria, Va., at age 85. Former chief of naval operations, he also was chairman of President Ronald Reagan's AIDS commission and was energy secretary for President George H.W. Bush. Watkins is pictured in an undated photo.
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He is President of Rothschild Financial Consulting and has been a consultant since 1972. From 1979 through January 1985, he was President of Georgetown Consulting Group, Inc. From 1976 to 1979, he was the President of J. Rothschild Associates. Both of these firms specialized in utility regulations. From 1972 through 1976, Touché Ross & Co., a major international accounting firm, employed him as a management consultant. Touche Ross & Co. later merged to form Deloitte Touche. Much of his consulting at Touche Ross was in the area of utility regulation. While associated with the above firms, he had worked for various state utility commissions, attorneys general, and public advocates on regulatory matters relating to regulatory and financial issues. These have include rate of return, financial issues, and accounting issues.
Please Read Appendix A Page 36 – Testifying Experience of James A Rothschild through February 29, 2004. You will find a list by States of the utilities Rothschild has had testifying experience for.
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