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Mark Hickson is executive vice president, strategy and corporate development and a member of the board of NextEra Energy Partners, LP (NYSE: NEP), a growth-oriented limited partnership formed by NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE). NextEra Energy Partners acquires, manages and owns contracted clean energy projects with stable, long-term cash flows.

In this role, Mr. Hickson is responsible for corporate strategy, business development and integration activities. From March 2014 to February 2017, Mr. Hickson served as vice president, strategy and corporate development for NextEra Energy Partners. In February 2015, he became a member of the board. He was appointed to his current position in February 2017.

Mr. Hickson joined NextEra Energy in 2012 as vice president, corporate development and operational excellence. In 2015, he was named senior vice president, corporate development, strategy, quality and integration. In 2017, he was promoted to his current position of executive vice president of corporate development, strategy, quality and integration. Previously, Mr. Hickson worked at Merrill Lynch & Co from 1997 to 2012, where he was given increasing levels of responsibility and eventually served as managing director in the global mergers and acquisitions business unit within Investment Banking until 2012.

Mr. Hickson holds a bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering from Texas A&M University and a Master of Business Administration degree from Columbia University, where he graduated with honors.