David Keane

David Keane joined NextDecade in March 2022 as the Senior Vice President, Policy & Corporate Affairs. David Keane has over 40 years of international business experience in the energy sector, recently retiring as President of Woodfibre LNG Limited. In his role as President of Woodfibre, Keane was accountable for the delivery of WLNG’s $2.0 billion liquefied natural gas export project in British Columbia, Canada, and was directly responsible for leading and building the LNG facility and creating the jobs, training and economic opportunities involved with the project. Prior to joining Woodfibre in October 2018, Keane served as the President and CEO of the British Columbia LNG Alliance, a trade association formed to promote the development of a robust LNG export industry in British Columbia that is safe and environmentally and socially responsible. Keane has held senior executive roles at BG Group plc serving as Vice President, Policy and Corporate Affairs for the Americas and Global LNG Region, and also served as Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of Dynegy Europe. He is a retired helicopter pilot with the US Army. Keane is a cum laude graduate of Kansas State University and holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration.