Nancy McFadden
Senior Vice President, Public Affairs

Nancy McFadden is Senior Vice President of Public Affairs for PG&E Corporation. She is responsible for managing the company’s federal, state and local government relations, and philanthropic and community initiatives, while helping guide its efforts to be a national environmental leader.

Before joining PG&E, McFadden spent nearly two decades as a key legal, policy, and political strategist in Washington, D.C. and Sacramento, most recently as senior advisor and deputy chief of staff to Governor Gray Davis.

Prior to working in Sacramento, McFadden served for eight years in the Clinton Administration as deputy chief of staff to Vice President Al Gore and general counsel for the U.S. Department of Transportation. The Washington Post named her one of the “go-to people” in the Clinton Administration for her significant record of accomplishment. McFadden started her career practicing law with the firm of O’Melveny and Myers, during which time, she was named “One of the 40 Best Lawyers Under 40” by Washingtonian magazine.

In addition to serving as an executive with PG&E, McFadden has been appointed by the California State Senate and two governors to serve on the California Medical Assistance Commission, the agency that negotiates MediCal contracts with hospitals and health plans.

McFadden is a Bay Area native, and has a J.D. from the University of Virginia and a bachelor's degree from San Jose State University. She is a member of the Board of Trustees for the California Museum for History, Women and the Arts and the Women’s Foundation of California.