Nicholas Stalnecker
Government Affairs, US Northeast
The Williams Companies
Nicholas Stalnecker leads government affairs for The Williams Companies across the U.S. Northeast, with a current focus on New York, New Jersey and Maryland. He helps advance major energy infrastructure projects across the region, including the Northeast Supply Enhancement (NESE) pipeline and the Constitution Pipeline, while building coalitions around affordability, reliability and economic growth.
Stalnecker joined Williams in January 2026 after more than a decade at National Fuel Gas Company in Buffalo, where he helped shape the company’s Albany strategy as New York’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act advanced. He also served as president of the steering committee for New Yorkers for Affordable Energy, representing labor and industry in support of clean, affordable and reliable energy.
A civil engineer by training, Stalnecker began his career designing and overseeing natural gas pipeline construction and utility relocation projects. That technical background continues to inform his work on energy policy and infrastructure. He earned a B.S. in Civil Engineering from the University at Buffalo.