Rachel Johnson
Business Development Manager
Southern Power
Rachel is a Business Development Manager, leading initiatives to expand Southern Power’s natural gas generation portfolio in support of the company’s long-term growth strategy. “Playing a direct role in Southern Power’s growth energizes me every day,” Rachel shared.
Before assuming her current position, Rachel served as Manager of Acquisitions for Southern Power, where she led efforts to acquire generation facilities across a range of technologies nationwide. Earlier in her career, she held roles with Southern Company Services and Southern Nuclear.
Rachel earned a bachelor’s degree in supply chain management with a minor in marketing from Auburn University and later completed a Master of Studies in Law at Samford University’s Cumberland School of Law.
A native of Dallas, Texas, Rachel now resides in Birmingham, Alabama with her husband, Michael, and their daughter, Campbell. Outside of work, she enjoys traveling and snowboarding.
Phone: 205-992-6355 Email: rkclemen@southernco.com
Where do you call home? I grew up in Dallas, Texas, and then attended high school in Atlanta, Georgia. I’ve been in Birmingham, Alabama, since college and now call it home.
What are your hobbies? I enjoy travelling and snowboarding in my spare time. I have also been known to bake from time to time.
What’s the best vacation you’ve taken? A family trip to Italy has been one of my favorites, and I would love to go back again sometime soon!
Favorite food. Growing up in Texas, I developed a strong love for Tex-Mex, specifically steak fajitas!
If you were stuck on an island, what three things would you bring? According to my recent Google search… I would bring a knife, fishing net and matches.
Tell us something we might not know about you. My family has had a few life events occur simultaneously with hurricanes. I married my husband, Michael, during Hurricane Michael. My brother was engaged to Hannah during Hurricane Hanna.
What is the last book you read? Currently reading “How Women Rise” by Sally Helgesen and Marshall Goldsmith.
Tell us something on your bucket list. I would like to attend the Kentucky Derby!
What is the first thing you’d buy if you won the lottery? I would enjoy my time at a beach house.
What is your biggest pet peeve? Bad attitudes.
Do you have a hidden talent? I know how to sew, learned as a kid, and I still pull out the sewing machine and work on projects, typically house projects.
What are you currently watching on Netflix or television? I am looking forward to the next season of Yellowstone.