Laurence Downes

Laurence M.
Downes currently works at NJR Home Services Co., as Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Iona College, as Vice Chairman, Catholic Diocese of Trenton, as Chairman-Finance Council from 1995, MountainWest Pipeline LLC, as Director, Horizon Healthcare Services, Inc., as Director, Energen Resources Corp., as Director from 2017, Interstate Natural Gas Association of America, as Director, New Jersey Schools Development Authority, as Director, The National Petroleum Council, as Member, Natural Gas Council, as Trustee from 2014, American Gas Foundation, as Trustee, New Jersey Commission On Higher Education, as Member from 2012, Governors Economic Growth Council, as Member, Center for Energy Workforce Development, as Member, The Drumthwacket Foundation, Inc., as Trustee, and The New Jersey Economic Growth Council, as Member-Governors Board.
Mr. Downes also formerly worked at New Jersey Resources Corp., as Chairman from 2019 to 2020, New Jersey Natural Gas Co., as Chairman from 2019 to 2020, Energen Corp., as Independent Director from 2017 to 2018, Questar Gas Co., as Director, Dominion Energy Questar Corp., as Independent Director from 2010 to 2016, New Jersey Economic Development Authority (United States), as Director, American Gas Association, as Director, New Jersey Schools Construction Corp., as Director & Principal, and Choose New Jersey, as Director.
Mr. Downes received his undergraduate degree in 1979 and Masters Business Admin degree in 1981 from Iona College.