John E. Bryson is chairman, president and chief executive officer of Edison International, based in Rosemead, California. Edison International is the parent company of Southern California Edison, Edison Mission Energy, and Edison Capital. In 2000 he also started serving on the The Walt Disney Company. He is also a director of The Boeing Company and a director/trustee for three funds in the Western Asset funds complex. A chairman is the presiding officer of a meeting, organization, committee, or other deliberative body. ... President is a title held by many leaders of organizations, companies, universities, and countries. ... The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) has the ultimate executive responsibility or authority within an organization or corporation. ... Rosemead is a city located in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... Diversity Southern California Edison received a 100% rating on the Corporate Equality Index released by the Human Rights Campaign starting in 2004, the third year of the report. ... The Walt Disney Company (also known as Disney) (NYSE: DIS) is one of the largest media and entertainment corporations in the world. ... The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) is a leading American aircraft and aerospace manufacturer, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with its largest production facilities near Seattle, Washington. ...

Bryson joined Edison in February of 1984. He was elected chairman and CEO of Edison International and Southern California Edison in October of 1990. He has held his current position with Edison International sense January 1, 2000. In January of 2003, he was re-elected chairman of the board of directors of Southern California Edison. A chairman is the presiding officer of a meeting, organization, committee, or other deliberative body. ... Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the job of having the ultimate executive responsibility or authority within an organization or corporation. ... Diversity Southern California Edison received a 100% rating on the Corporate Equality Index released by the Human Rights Campaign starting in 2004, the third year of the report. ... The Chairman of the board is the leader of a corporate board of directors, see chairman. ... Diversity Southern California Edison received a 100% rating on the Corporate Equality Index released by the Human Rights Campaign starting in 2004, the third year of the report. ...

Before joining Edison, Bryson was a partner in the law firm of Morrison and Foerster. From 1979 to 1982, he served as president of the California Public Utilities Commission. Before that he served nearly three years as chairman of the California State Water Resources Control Board. Earlier, he practiced law and served as a co-founder and attorney for the Natural Resources Defense Council. The Natural Resources Defense Council is an environmental advocacy organization that led the drive to ban alar, claiming that it was a dangerous carcinogen. ...

Bryson is a director of The Boeing Company, W. M. Keck Foundation, and The Walt Disney Company. He serves or has served on a number of educational, environmental, and other nonprofit boards, including his tenure as chairman of the California Business Roundtable and as a trustee of Stanford University. The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) is a leading American aircraft and aerospace manufacturer, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with its largest production facilities near Seattle, Washington. ... The Walt Disney Company (also known as Disney) (NYSE: DIS) is one of the largest media and entertainment corporations in the world. ... A chairman is the presiding officer of a meeting, organization, committee, or other deliberative body. ... The word trustee is a legal term that refers to a member of a trust, which can be set up for any of a variety of purposes, and is entrusted with the administration of property on behalf of others. ... For other meanings of Stanford, see Stanford (disambiguation). ...

Bryson graduated from Stanford University and earned a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from Yale Law School. For other meanings of Stanford, see Stanford (disambiguation). ... Jurisprudence (from Latin: juris prudentia — by the activity of prudentes; advisors, experts), is the philosophy, science, study, and application of law. ... Yale Law School is one of the professional schools of Yale University, based in New Haven, Connecticut. ...