Thomas Long

Co-Chief Executive Officer Energy Transfer

Last Reviewed: October 3, 2026

Executive Summary

Thomas Long has been Co-Chief Executive Officer of Energy Transfer since January 2021, sharing the role with Marshall McCrea, and a director of its general partner since 2019. Energy Transfer announced in June 2026 that McCrea will retire by the end of the year, after which Long will become sole chief executive. Long was chief financial officer of Energy Transfer from 2016 to 2021 and, before that, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Regency Energy Partners, which merged with Energy Transfer in 2015. He also sits on the boards of USA Compression Partners, Texas Capital Bancshares and TXSE Group, parent of the Texas Stock Exchange. He moved into the chief executive role from the finance chief’s seat.

Career Highlights

• Co-Chief Executive Officer of Energy Transfer since January 2021.
• Chief Financial Officer of Energy Transfer, 2016 to 2021.
• Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Regency GP, 2010 to 2015.
• Director of Texas Capital Bancshares since 2022 and of TXSE Group since 2024.
• Announced as sole Chief Executive Officer on Marshall McCrea’s retirement by the end of 2026.

Professional Journey

Long was executive vice president and chief financial officer of Regency GP, the general partner of Regency Energy Partners, from November 2010 to April 2015, according to Energy Transfer’s 10-K. Energy Transfer merged with Regency in 2015.

In February 2016 he became chief financial officer of Energy Transfer’s general partner, a role he held until January 2021, and he was also chief financial officer of the operating partnership until it merged into Energy Transfer LP in April 2021. From November 2016 to July 2017 he was chief financial officer and a director of PennTex Midstream Partners’ general partner. He was a director of Sunoco LP from 2016 to 2021 and has been on the board of USA Compression Partners since 2018.

He joined the board of Energy Transfer’s general partner in April 2019 and became co-chief executive in January 2021. The 10-K says he was selected as a director for his understanding of energy-related corporate finance. He became a director of Texas Capital Bancshares in May 2022 and of TXSE Group, the parent company of the Texas Stock Exchange, in July 2024.

On 1 June 2026 co-chief executive Marshall McCrea told the partnership he intends to retire on or before 31 December 2026, and Energy Transfer said Long will then assume the role of sole chief executive. Energy Transfer, a publicly traded limited partnership based in Dallas, owns natural gas, natural gas liquids, crude oil and refined products assets, including about 20,090 miles of interstate and 12,200 miles of intrastate natural gas pipelines, according to its 10-K.

Education

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