Alyeska Pipeline Leadership

Thomas Barrett
President

Admiral Tom Barrett, USCG (ret.) became the President of Alyeska Pipeline Service Company on January 1, 2011. Prior to Alyeska, Admiral Barrett was the deputy federal coordinator for the Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects (OFC), managing the Alaska field office.

Before joining OFC, Barrett was Deputy Secretary of the United States Department of Transportation in Washington, D.C. He was confirmed August 8, 2007 and served until May 23, 2009 under both President Bush and President Obama. As the Department's chief operating officer he was responsible for day-to-day management of DOT's $61.1 billion budget, 10 modal administrations, and approximately 60,000 employees.

Barrett previously served as the first Administrator of the U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), directing the agency's national safety programs for hazardous materials and liquid, natural gas, petroleum, and other hazardous liquid pipelines. Prior to that, he served 35 years in the United States Coast Guard and attained the position of Vice Commandant, the number two position in the Coast Guard. He commanded Coast Guard operations in Alaska and the North Pacific from 1999 to 2002, emphasizing safety and environmental protection. Other Alaska tours included Kodiak and Juneau, and he and his wife have lived in Alaska for 15 years.

Barrett earned a B.S. in Biology from LeMoyne College, Syracuse, N.Y., and a Juris Doctor with honors from the George Washington University. He is a Vietnam veteran. His wife Sheila is a former kindergarten teacher who taught in Kodiak and Juneau, as well as other states. They have 4 children: Tom, an army aviator stationed in Hawaii, Matt an IT professional in Missoula, Montana, Becky, a special ed teacher in Spokane, Washington, and Paul a facility supervisor at UAA. Both Tom and Paul are Iraq combat veterans.