children birth_place party name birth_date spouse residence article_title birth_name occupation alma_mater
3 birmingham , alabama , u.s. democratic republican james e. rogers , jr. . 20 september 1947 robyn -rrb- rogers mcgill -lrb- divorced -rrb- mary anne -lrb- m.a. charlotte , north carolina , u.s. james e. rogers , jr. .
 james eugene rogers , jr. businessman emory university university of kentucky
james e. rogers , jr. .

james eugene `` jim '' rogers , jr. -lrb- born september 20 , 1947 -rrb- is an american businessman and author .
he was president and ceo of duke energy , the largest electrical utility in the us , from april , 2006 until july 1 , 2013 .
he stayed on as chairman of the board until retiring the following december .
his book , lighting the world , which explores the issues involved in bringing electricity to over 1.2 billion people on earth who lack it , will be published august 15 , 2015 by st. martin 's press .
the book asserts that access to electricity should be recognized as a basic human right .
