Elbert Walters III

Elbert Walters III is the executive director of Powering Chicago, a labor-management partnership between the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 134 and the Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA) of Chicago.

In his role, Elbert leads the organization’s 100+ philanthropic and community impact initiatives each year and plays a key role in its daily operations.

A Local 134 electrician himself, Walters began his career in the trades as an electrical apprentice at the IBEW/NECA Technical Institute, where he received the Apprentice of the Year award during his final year in the program before becoming a journeyman electrician. While working in the field, Walters served as a journeyman wireman and foreman.