Chad J. Zamarin
Professional Experience
Chad Zamarin became President and Chief Executive Officer of Williams in July 2025. He previously served as Executive Vice President of Corporate Strategic Development for Williams, where he led the company’s Strategy and Business Development functions, as well as Investment Analysis, New Energy Ventures, Commodity Marketing, Upstream and Communications & Corporate Social Responsibility. Zamarin joined the company in 2017 as Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategic Development and has led multiple strategic acquisitions for the company.
Prior to Williams, Zamarin served as Senior Vice President and President, Pipeline and Midstream at Cheniere Energy, Inc. Before joining Cheniere Energy, Zamarin served in various executive roles at NiSource/Columbia Pipeline Group, including Chief Operating Officer at NiSource Midstream and NiSource Energy Ventures, as well as President of Pennant Midstream.
Education
Zamarin graduated with a bachelor’s degree in materials engineering from Purdue University and holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Houston.
Industry/Community Leadership
Zamarin serves on the Department of Transportation’s Gas Pipeline Advisory Committee, the National Petroleum Council, the Board of the American Petroleum Institute, and is a member of the Business Roundtable. He was previously Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America.
Zamarin is a prominent national advocate for the energy sector, representing the industry on critical issues of infrastructure, public safety, energy affordability and sustainability.
Zamarin provides insight on energy issues at various media and conference venues and has testified before both the U.S. House and the Senate on critical energy and infrastructure issues.