Martha Nelson is currently Head of Tax and a Senior Director in the finance team at Priority Power, a diversified energy management services, procurement, and energy infrastructure development firm focused on delivering sustainable energy solutions to its clients and accelerating the clean energy transition. A trusted energy industry leader for over 20 years, Priority Power is the largest independent provider of integrated C&I energy services with main offices in The Woodlands and Arlington, Texas and regional offices located across the US.

Prior to her current role, Martha was a Senior Vice President in Houlihan Lokey’s Transaction Advisory Services practice, leading both its consumer, food, and retail (CFR) industry focus and founder-owned sellside advisory focus initiatives. While at HL, she advised on more than 130 contemplated or closed middle-market transactions ranging from $5 million to $2+ billion and served on the Women@HL global leadership committee. Before joining HL, Ms. Nelson worked extensively with public and private companies of all sizes as well as high-net-worth individuals at PwC, and was actively involved in the firm’s training, recruitment, and digital upskilling/technology initiatives. In previous roles, she provided comprehensive tax, advisory, and estate planning solutions to ultra-high-net-worth individuals, closely held businesses, and family offices as well as tax consulting and compliance services to publicly traded partnerships in the energy industry.

Martha is a Certified Public Accountant licensed in the State of Texas and is an active member of several professional and non-profit organizations. Martha graduated from Southern Methodist University with a BBA in Accounting with Honors in the Liberal Arts and an MSA with dual concentrations in Assurance/Advisory and Taxation. During her time at SMU, Martha served in numerous leadership roles, including Student Ambassador to the University Admissions Committee, Secretary for the MSA Student Leadership Group, and Student Senate. She was also elected Student Body Secretary and named a National Merit Scholar.