Crystal J. Jackson was appointed executive director by the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada (PUCN) on September 16, 2009. In this role, Jackson serves as chief financial officer and directs the daily operations of the PUCN including overseeing budgets, administration and human resources as well as purchases made and contracts entered into by the Commission.

Prior to being appointed executive director, Ms. Jackson served as Commission secretary, assistant Commission secretary and legal case manager at the PUCN. Before her tenure with the Commission, she worked 17 years for Richard H. Bryan, former Nevada attorney general, governor and United States senator. She also worked for the Department of Information Technology as a contract administrator.

Some of her accomplishments during her tenure with the Public Utilities Commission are successfully leading the development and implementation of the Commission’s Electronic Filings and Records Management System and implementing a policy for energy conservation and efficiency at the Commission’s Carson City office.

Ms. Jackson earned her undergraduate degree in Business Administration from the University of Phoenix and is a certified public manager. She was born in Fallon, Nevada, and is married with two children.