Esther Andrews joined Energy Northwest in November 2025 as general counsel and vice president for Corporate Governance.
Esther has more than 20 years of legal experience, including over 16 years dedicated to the commercial nuclear energy sector. She served as senior manager and assistant general counsel for Nuclear and Contracts and assistant corporate secretary at the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), where she provided strategic legal counsel to the nuclear executive team and supported the TVA board's Operations and Nuclear Oversight Committee.
Her career includes leadership roles at TVA, Pinnacle West Capital Corporation and Southern California Edison. Esther has represented utilities in Nuclear Regulatory Commission investigations and rulemaking proceedings, negotiated complex commercial agreements and advised on international nuclear liability frameworks.
Esther holds a Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center and a bachelor's in sociology from Stanford University. She is a member of multiple state bars and legal advisory committees and is actively involved in professional and community organizations, including U.S. Women in Nuclear and the Nuclear Energy Institute Legal Advisory Committee.