Amy Cradic

Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Non-Utility Businesses, Strategy and External Affairs, New Jersey Resources

Ms. Cradic joined New Jersey Resources (NJR) in February 2018. As Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Non-Utility Businesses, Strategy and External Affairs, Amy leads NJR Clean Energy Ventures, NJR Energy Services and NJR Storage & Transportation. She also oversees the company’s Corporate Strategy, Government Affairs, Communications and Sustainability functions.

Amy has been a driving force behind NJR’s enterprise-wide sustainability strategy, including the establishment of an Office of Sustainability, setting emissions reduction goals for the company – including a 2050 Net-Zero carbon emissions commitment – as well positioning NJR at the forefront of decarbonization innovation, including the development of low carbon fuels like Green Hydrogen and Renewable Natural Gas. 

As head of NJR’s renewable energy subsidiary, Clean Energy Ventures, Amy progressed the company’s leadership role as one of the largest owner-operators in New Jersey’s solar marketplace, with over $1.0 billion invested in solar projects.

Before joining NJR, Cradic served the New Jersey Office of the Governor in several capacities, including as Senior Policy Advisor, Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy and Cabinet Liaison before becoming Chief of Staff to the Governor. Prior to that, Ms. Cradic served as Deputy Director and Assistant Commissioner for the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.

Ms. Cradic holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from The College of New Jersey, a master’s degree in mass communication from New York University and is an alumnus of Harvard Business School’s Advanced Management Program.

She currently serves on the Board of Governors for Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, The Drumthwacket Foundation and Executive Women of New Jersey. She is also a trustee for NJ chapter of The Nature Conservancy and a Visiting Associate at the Rutgers Eagleton Institute of Politics.