About DataDriven Compliance Partners LLC

35 Years in the Industry. Built for This.

DataDriven Compliance Partners LLC is led by Cherie Broadrick — a compliance professional who helped design the very program NERC uses to monitor compliance across North America. That depth of experience is what your compliance program runs on.

Cherie Broadrick

Principal, DataDriven Compliance Partners LLC

Cherie Broadrick brings over 35 years of experience in the electric and natural gas industries, with deep specializations in NERC compliance, FERC regulatory affairs, risk management, and compliance program development. She has worked at every level of the compliance ecosystem — from designing the federal program that governs NERC compliance monitoring across North America, to building compliance programs from scratch for major utilities, to leading audits with no findings.

Before founding DataDriven Compliance Partners LLC, Cherie served as NERC Compliance Lead/Regional Compliance Manager at Duke Energy, where she led NERC audits of Operations and Planning standards for Duke Energy Transmission and Duke Regulated and Renewable Energy (generator) — achieving no findings each year — and developed the core compliance program that became the foundation for Duke Energy Corporate Compliance, Transmission, and Generation.

Prior to Duke Energy, Cherie served as Manager of Regional Compliance Program Oversight at NERC, where she designed and implemented the Compliance section of the first federally approved Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement Program (CMEP) — the program still used by NERC across North America today. She was a key contributor of the Compliance section of the  Rules of Procedure for NERC and oversaw the compliance programs of the (then) eight Regional Entities spanning North America.

Earlier in her career, Cherie led the start-up of retail choice for ERCOT, managed a $6 million program with a staff of twenty-two, and represented companies before the Public Utility Commission of Texas and other high-profile regulatory venues. She holds an MBA in Finance from the University of St. Thomas and a BBA in Business from Sam Houston State University.

35+

Years in the electric and natural gas industries

20+

Years in NERC Compliance

0

Audit findings while leading Duke Energy NERC compliance

Education

MBA, Finance

University of St. Thomas, Houston, TX

GPA 3.5

BBA, Business

Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX

GPA 3.5

Track Record

Major Accomplishments

NERC - Designed the compliance section of the original Compliance Monitoring & Enforcement Program (CMEP)

Led the design and implementation of the first federally mandated Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement Program — the program NERC still uses across North America today.

Built compliance programs for major utilities

Created complete NERC compliance programs for Edison Mission and Duke Energy. The Duke Energy program became the core compliance framework for Duke Energy Corporate Compliance, Transmission, and Generation.

Led Audits with No Findings

Managed NERC and ISO audits for Duke Energy Transmission Mid-West, achieving no findings each year. Received multiple excellence achievement awards.

ERCOT - Launched Texas Electric Retail Choice

Led the start-up of retail choice for ERCOT — the most successful U.S. electric retail deregulation effort — managing a $6 million program and a staff of twenty-two across four functional areas.

Experience

Career Timeline

Duke Energy

2013–Present

NERC Compliance Lead/Regional Compliance Manager

Led NERC audits achieving no findings each year; built the core compliance program for Duke Energy Corporate, Transmission, and Generation.

NERC

2006–2008

Manager of Regional Compliance Program Oversight

Designed and implemented the first federally approved CMEP; oversaw compliance programs of eight Regional Entities across North America.

ICF International / Direct Line 2 Compliance / 360training.com

2008–2012

Consulting

Performed mock NERC audits, managed compliance projects, and led development of NERC Certified System Operator training courses.

ERCOT

2000–2003

Manager of Retail Transactions EDI

Initiated ERCOT's retail department; led the most successful U.S. electric retail deregulation effort managing a $6M program.

Reliant Energy

1997–2000

Senior Economic Analyst, Regulatory Affairs

Led design of customer registration and settlement systems for the Texas electric market; represented Reliant on national business standards.

Panhandle Eastern / United Gas Pipeline

1987–1996

Senior Economic Analyst, Regulatory Affairs

Nearly a decade in gas and electric regulatory affairs, building the foundation of deep industry expertise.

You're working with someone who built the rulebook.

When you hire DataDriven Compliance Partners LLC, you get direct access to Cherie's 35+ years of NERC expertise — not a junior team member.

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