Steve Malcolm is the retired chairman, president, and chief executive officer at Tulsa-based Williams Companies. In 2002, when Malcolm was named CEO of Williams Companies, it was facing a financial crisis due to the collapse of the energy trading and telecommunications industries. As the new CEO, Malcolm immediately began to set both long and short-term strategies to get Williams Companies back on track. With the crisis behind it, he led the company into a new era of growth and expansion from 2004 until he retired in 2010. His retirement marked the end of a 26-year career at Williams Companies in which he held leadership positions throughout the company.