Walter J. Bennett — Senior Vice President of West at The Williams Companies

Mr. Walter J. Bennett served as Senior Vice President-Operations at Boardwalk Pipeline Partners in Houston, Texas. Previously, Mr. Bennett served in a variety of senior positions at Gulf South Pipeline Company that included operations and commercial responsibilities. He serves as Principal Executive Officer and Senior Vice President of West at Northwest Pipeline LLC. He began his career at a subsidiary of Koch Industries in Gary, Indiana. Mr. Bennett earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1992 and his Master of Business Administration from Louisiana State University in 2004.