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Patricia Nilsen
Chief Executive Officer
NYSEG and RG&E
Trish Nilsen serves as Chief Executive Officer for Rochester Gas and Electric (“RG&E”) and New York State Electric & Gas (“NYSEG”) and is a Paul Harris Fellow at District 7170 Owego Rotary. Ms. Nilsen has held various positions within NYSEG and RG&E since she joined the company in 1992. Most recently, she served as Avangrid Networks’ Vice President, Reliability Assurance and Emergency Preparedness, which included electric and natural gas emergency event response and served as a COVID liaison for the business. Her prior experience in the Companies was serving in Communications, Customer Service, Public Affairs and Human Resources capacities. Ms. Nilsen received a Bachelor of Science from Alfred University, Master of Arts from Syracuse University and from Elmira College. She serves on the Board of Trustees at Alfred University.