Alan Armstrong became President and Chief Executive Officer of Williams in January&nbsp;2011. During his tenure, Williams has expanded its reach, currently handling one third&nbsp;of all U.S. natural gas volumes, through gathering, processing, transportation and&nbsp;storage services.Prior to being named CEO, Armstrong led the company’s North American midstream&nbsp;and olefins businesses through a period of growth and expansion as Senior Vice&nbsp;President – Midstream. Previously, Mr. Armstrong served as Vice President of&nbsp;Gathering and Processing from 1999 to 2002; Vice President of Commercial&nbsp;Development from 1998 to 1999; Vice President of Retail Energy Services from 1997 to&nbsp;1998 and Director of Commercial Operations for the company’s midstream business in&nbsp;the Gulf Coast region from 1995 to 1997. He joined Williams in 1986 as an engineer.Armstrong graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 1985 with a bachelor’s degree&nbsp;in civil engineering.Armstrong serves on the board of the American Petroleum Institute and is a member of&nbsp;the President’s National Infrastructure Advisory Council. He serves as Chair of the&nbsp;National Petroleum Council and in 2019 chaired the Council’s Energy Infrastructure&nbsp;Study on Changing Dynamics of Oil &amp; Gas Infrastructure. Armstrong is a member of the&nbsp;Business Roundtable, The Business Council and serves on the Board of Directors of&nbsp;BOK Financial Corporation.Additionally, Armstrong serves on the boards of several education-focused&nbsp;organizations including Chair of the Board for Junior Achievement, USA, 3DE and the&nbsp;Board of Trustees for The University of Oklahoma Foundation. Armstrong is also a&nbsp;member of the boards of The Williams Foundation and Gilcrease Museum. He is a&nbsp;member of the Distinguished Graduates Society of the Gallogly College of Engineering,&nbsp;University of Oklahoma.Armstrong has spoken at numerous energy conferences and seminars, including CERA&nbsp;Week, Chemical Manufacturers Association International, Platts Energy Conference,&nbsp;Gas Processors Association, Pipe Liner Clubs, National Petroleum Council and the&nbsp;National Energy Association.In addition to speaking at corporate and philanthropic events, Armstrong has presented&nbsp;at the Canada Energy Symposium and has been a Federal Energy Regulatory&nbsp;Commission panel speaker on gathering deregulation.

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