The 50 most powerful & influential people in Alabama

[tps_title]Nick Sellers, Vice President of Regulatory & Corporate Affairs, Alabama Power Company[/tps_title]

Sellers is another former college football star who has risen through the Alabama Power ranks to become a vice president. The regulatory affairs operation, which Sellers oversees, is probably the most vital part of the Power Company’s governmental affairs shop. With the Obama administration’s open hostility toward energy producers across the nation, Sellers is the one tasked with maintaining a fair regulatory environment in the state, in contrast to what’s happening on the federal level. Needless to say, that’s no easy task.

Sellers’ political experience is extremely diverse. He was policy director for a Democratic governor, held a position at the Alabama Republican Party, worked at the state’s top Democratic consulting firm, then became the power company’s federal legislative director before rising to become a VP. On top of that, you’ll be hard pressed to find anyone with a more in-depth understanding of the Power Company’s business.