Brian Buckham

Brian Buckham - Idaho Power Company – Boise, ID
B.S., University of Idaho ’01, M.B.A, Gonzaga University ’02; J.D., University of Idaho ‘05

An Idaho native, Mr. Buckham holds a bachelor’s degree in mining engineering from the University of Idaho, a Master of Business Administration from Gonzaga University and a Juris Doctor, summa cum laude, from the University of Idaho College of Law.

Mr. Buckham assumed the role of Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of IDACORP and Idaho Power in March 2022. Prior to this appointment, he was Senior Vice President and General Counsel of IDACORP and Idaho Power since March 2017 after serving as Vice President and General Counsel of IDACORP and Idaho Power since April 2016. Since joining Idaho Power in 2010, Mr. Buckham has also held the roles of corporate counsel, senior counsel, and lead counsel. Previously, Mr. Buckham was an attorney at Davis Wright Tremaine LLP in Portland, Ore., and at Greenberg Traurig LLP in Phoenix where his practice focused on securities, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and commercial transactions.

Mr. Buckham is the recipient of the Idaho Business Review’s Leaders in Law award and Accomplished Under 40 award, and of the global Association of Corporate Counsel’s Top-10 30-Something award. Mr. Buckham is a member of the Board of Directors of the Treasure Valley YMCA and is a member of the Governing Council of the Idaho State Bar Business and Corporate Law Section. Mr. Buckham has also acted as an adjunct at the University of Idaho College of Law teaching the Securities Regulation course and is a member of the College of Law Advisory Council.