PSEG announced that Wesley (Wes) Mathews has joined the company as vice president for state government affairs in the corporate citizenship organization.
In this role, Mathews will oversee both state and regional governmental affairs and report to senior executive team member Rick Thigpen, senior vice president for corporate citizenship.
Most recently, Mathews was president and chief executive officer at Choose New Jersey, a nonprofit business attraction organization. Mathews has served as president and CEO since February 2022. Prior to that, Mathews was a career diplomat in the U.S. Foreign Service where he focused on strengthening U.S. economic and commercial interests.
“Wes is an experienced and accomplished leader, and we are pleased to welcome him to the Corporate Citizenship team”, said Thigpen. “Wes’ knowledge and strategic insight will be invaluable additions to our very strong state government team. I am pleased that he will join the team while we work to further strengthen our engagement and collaboration with the public sector and our stakeholders throughout the state.
“As the exiting CEO of the state’s leading business attraction entity, Wes will help us continue to navigate the increasingly dynamic public affairs environment and support the governor-elect to ensure a seamless transition for New Jersey.”
New Jersey and the region are at a crossroads for determining their energy future. In his role, Mathews and team will support ongoing efforts with the state to help analyze and develop solutions to tackle energy affordability and ensure reliability while supporting economic growth, workforce development and the state’s policy objectives. Mathews joins a 13,000-person strong workforce.
