Meet Our President

Decosta Jenkins

Decosta Jenkins was appointed President and CEO in September 2004. He joined NES in 1991 as Vice President of Planning, Budget & Finance and was promoted to Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer in 2000.

Jenkins spent 11 years with Deloitte and Touche in their audit department. He is a graduate of the University of Tennessee and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Jenkins is a member and past treasurer of the Nashville Downtown Exchange Club and is board chairman of Samaritan Ministries/Project S.E.E.  Jenkins serves on the boards of TN Rehabilitative Initiative in Correction, Goodwill Industries, Tennessee Valley Public Power Association, Nashville Bank & Trust, YMCA of Middle Tennessee, Salvation Army, and The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee.  He was appointed to serve on the Mayor's Green Ribbon Committee as the Energy and Buildings co-chair.