David Crane

David Crane is the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Generate Capital, a leading sustainable infrastructure platform delivering affordable, reliable resource solutions to companies, communities, and cities. Prior to Generate, David served as CEO of five publicly traded energy companies and as Chair of three: NRG Energy, NRG Yield, Climate Real Impact Solutions I&II, and International Power Plc. During his 12 years at NRG Energy, David led the company from Chapter 11 to a Fortune 200 company. He is a frequent speaker on opportunities for accelerating the energy transition and was named the Energy Industry “CEO of the Year” by EnergyBiz in 2010, top CEO in the electric utility sector by Institutional Investor in 2011, and “Entrepreneur of the Year” by Ernst & Young in 2010. Prior to Generate, he served as Under Secretary for Infrastructure at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). David has previously served on the Boards of Heliogen Inc, Source Global, JERA Co. Inc., Saudi Electric Company, ACWA Power, El Paso and Tata Steel Ltd. He is a graduate of Harvard Law School and Princeton University.