Sydney McNiff Johnson

President, Galena Strategies LLC

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Sydney McNiff Johnson is President of Galena Strategies LLC, an energy consulting firm. She has over 30 years of experience as a thought leader and change agent in energy and natural resources. Johnson advises on energy projects around the globe. She has recently been serving as a nuclear technical advisor to teams for the United States Trade Development Agency in South Central and Eastern Europe, working to bring U.S. technology and nuclear power to their power grids. 

Johnson also serves as a Regulatory Partner to Pine Island New Energy Partners, a private equity firm investing in the electrical infrastructure supply chain, as well as components for nuclear reactors.

Johnson was a member of the Dentons Global Energy practice from 2010-2023, serving as a Principal and Senior Advisor. Johnson is also an active member of the U.S. Nuclear Industry Council, where she is Chair of the International and Finance Working Group.

Johnson serves on the board of The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Foundation, where she is co-chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee, and on the Sustainability Task Force. She formerly served on the Board of Directors of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), the Nature Conservancy of Idaho, and the Wild Salmon Center. Johnson came to Washington, DC from the San Francisco Bay area to serve as Legislative Assistant for Energy and the Environment to Congressman Paul N. “Pete” McCloskey, Jr. 

She received a BA in Political Science and Economics from Colorado College, where she wrote her thesis, “A Cost Comparison of Nuclear versus Coal for Electrical Generation 1985-2000.”