LOUISVILLE, KY -- The former Duke Energy chairman and CEO has died.

  • Jim Rogers died Monday in Louisville, Kentucky.
  • He became president and CEO of Duke Energy following the merger between Duke Energy and Cinergy in 2006.
  • Rogers Hall at Queens University's science and health building is named after him.

Jim Rogers died Monday in Louisville, Kentucky.

He became president and CEO of Duke Energy following the merger between Duke Energy and Cinergy in 2006. Before the merger, he served as Cinergy's chairman and CEO for more than 11 years.

Rogers was one of the first leaders in the energy industry to speak about the changes needed in climate change. In 2003, he pushed Cinergy's first Sustainability Report and continued the publication after moving to Duke Energy.

He was co-chair of the host committee for the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte in 2012, and Rogers Hall at Queens University's science and health building is named after him.

Rogers was 71.