Commissioner Ryan C. ‘Chuck’ McLean

Ryan C. ‘Chuck’ McLean was appointed to the Public Service Commission by Governor Wes Moore, for a five-year term beginning July 1, 2025.

Prior to joining the bench, Commissioner McLean was the PSC’s Chief Public Utility Law Judge, and led the PULJ Division for nearly seven years.

He joined the PSC in 2008 as an assistant staff counsel. A former assistant county attorney in Carroll County, Commissioner McLean is also a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, having served as a captain in the Judge Advocate General Corps.

A graduate of Western Maryland College (now McDaniel College), he received a law degree from the University of Baltimore School of Law.

He lives in Baltimore County.