Trish Nilsen serves as president and chief executive officer for Rochester Gas and Electric (RG&E) and New York State Electric & Gas (NYSEG). 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 for reliability assurance and emergency preparedness, which included electric and natural gas emergency event response, and as a COVID liaison for the business. Her prior experience in these companies was serving in communications, customer service, public affairs, and human resources capacities. Nilsen received a bachelor of science from Alfred University and a master of arts from Syracuse University and from Elmira College.