TONY ALMEIDA

Tony Almeida is originally from Atlanta, GA and graduated from Vanderbilt University with a bachelor of arts degree in history and economics. He is retired from a fulfilling, 32-year career with Duke Energy in which he served as Vice President of Large Business Customers for Duke Energy U.S., Vice President of Business Relations and Economic Development for Duke Energy Carolinas, and Manager of Consumer Services for Duke Power. He also served as a sales representative for Proctor & Gamble, among other roles. Almeida also served as Senior Economic Advisor to Governor Pat McCrory in 2013 and was a registered lobbyist for the NC Research Campus from 2015 to 2022. He is active in the community and serves at the Hurley YMCA, First Presbyterian Church of Salisbury, and Hood Theological Seminary. Almeida and his wife, Rev. Margaret Almeida, have three sons and seven grandchildren.