Susan D. Austin

Ms. Austin has served as an independent director of NEP LP since August 2017, and served as an independent director of NEP GP from February 2015 to August 2017. Since October 2014, Ms. Austin has been a senior managing director with Brock Capital LLC, an investment banking firm focusing on strategic and corporate advisory services. In addition, she served as vice chairman of Sheridan Broadcasting Corporation (SBC), a radio broadcasting company, until 2017 where she served in a leadership capacity since joining the company in 2002 as vice president of strategic planning and treasurer. In 2004, Ms. Austin became president of the Sheridan Gospel Network and, in 2007, she was named senior vice president and chief financial officer of SBC. She was promoted to vice chairman of SBC in July 2013. Prior to joining SBC, Ms. Austin spent 10 years in investment banking, specializing in telecommunications and media finance. Since 2011, Ms. Austin has served as an independent trustee or director of certain Prudential Insurance mutual funds.