HOUSTON – Bracewell LLP partner Heather L. Brown has been honored as a 2026 Influential Woman in Energy by Hart Energy’s Oil and Gas Investor, which recognizes leading women energy executives for their professional accomplishments, industry impact and community involvement.
Brown, who co-chairs Bracewell’s finance practice and serves on the firm’s management committee, is recognized for her work on complex and transformative financing transactions across the energy sector. In 2025, she has advised clients on billions of dollars of financings, ranging from billion-dollar credit agreements and accounts receivable securitizations for Phillips 66, APA Corporation and Gray Oak Pipeline, LLC, to a bespoke term loan from Simmons Bank to Southwest Power Pool – the largest financing in the bank’s 122-year history and a first-of-its-kind structure supporting SPP’s Markets+ initiative in the Western United States.
Active in the Houston community, Brown serves on the advisory boards of the CFO Leadership Council and Inprint, a nonprofit that promotes the literary arts through workshops, readings and support for emerging writers. She is also a member of the Alexis de Tocqueville Society of the United Way of Greater Houston.
Brown, along with the other 2026 Influential Women in Energy winners, will be recognized at an awards ceremony in Houston on March 11.
