(Newark, NJ – Oct. 31, 2025) – PSEG welcomes Wesley (Wes) Mathews as vice president for state government affairs at PSEG 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 & chief executive officer at Choose New Jersey. 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 Rick Thigpen, senior vice president, Corporate Citizenship at PSEG. “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 this 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 that is determined to be “Jersey Ready.”

About PSEG

Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) (NYSE: PEG) is a predominantly regulated infrastructure company operating New Jersey's largest transmission and distribution utility, serving approximately 2.4 million electric and 1.9 million natural gas customers.  PSEG also owns an independent fleet of 3,758 MW of carbon-free, baseload nuclear power generating units in NJ and PA. Guided by its Powering Progress vision, PSEG aims to power a future where people use less energy, and it's cleaner, safer and delivered more reliably than ever.  PSEG is a member of the S&P 500 Index and has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index for 17 consecutive years. PSEG's businesses include Public Service Electric and Gas Co. (PSE&G), PSEG Power and PSEG Long Island (https://corporate.pseg.com).