Sharon Decker is the former North Carolina Secretary of Commerce and current senior advisor for long-term recovery for the Governor’s Recovery Office for Western North Carolina. A native of North Carolina, Decker has held leadership roles in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors across the state. She spent 17 years at Duke Power (now Duke Energy), becoming its first female vice president. Her career also includes leadership at The Lynnwood Foundation, The Tapestry Group, and western North Carolina companies, including Doncaster and Tryon International.
