Marc Palazzo

Marc Palazzo joined NextDecade in April 2025 as Senior Vice President, Policy & Corporate Affairs. He has more than 25 years of experience in the energy sector, along with political and government service. He joined NextDecade from South Bow Corporation, a TC Energy spin-off, where he served as Vice President of External Relations. Prior to South Bow, Marc served as Vice President of U.S. External Relations at TC Energy and held various leadership positions at Koch Industries. He has also served in senior-level positions for a member of the U.S. Congress, the governor of Rhode Island and as a member of a U.S. presidential transition team. Marc brings extensive public affairs experience in the corporate and political arenas, where he has developed strategies to mobilize allies for global corporations and industry associations across a spectrum of public issues relating to government and regulatory affairs, public policy, media relations and corporate communications. He holds a Bachelor of Political Science from Central Connecticut State University and a Master of Public Administration from the University of Rhode Island.