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Watt It Takes
with David Crane

In this episode: Emily’s conversation with David Crane, the former CEO of NRG. Today, David is a clean energy investor. But back in 2015, he was CEO of NRG, one of the biggest power producers in America—and he was fired by his board for his ambitious plan to make the company a renewable energy titan.

 
 
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David Crane

Former CEO
NRG

 
 
David Crane served as President and CEO of NRG Energy from 2003 until 2015. NRG was a Fortune 250 company and a member of the S&P 500. David is a global thought leader in the push towards a clean energy economy and sustainable development. During David’s tenure, NRG and David personally won numerous industry, community, and environmental awards. Prior to NRG, David served as Executive Director of London based International Power from 2000 to 2003. Prior to that, David was a Senior Vice President of Global Power at Lehman Brothers from 1996 through 2000, where David was responsible for Lehman Brothers’ Global Power business in emerging markets (Latin America and Asia) with a focus on project financing and the privatization of state-owned utilities (Thailand, Brazil). David is a Bachelor of Arts graduate of Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and he received his Juris Doctor degree from Harvard Law School.
 
 

Watt It Takes is our monthly podcast that tells the stories of founders who are building a carbon-free future — their upbringings, their risks, their failures, and their breakthroughs that are transforming our world.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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