Renewable energy
10 CFOs in renewable energy
These ten chief financial officers lead finance at renewable energy companies, including power producers, a community and commercial solar developer and an energy storage business. A reader can learn from them how renewable energy finance leaders approach project finance, capital raising and corporate finance for a pipeline of power projects.
Professionals to explore
01—10Bret Labadie
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer · Pivot Energy
Chief Financial Officer at Pivot Energy since January 2022, leading all financial, strategic, project finance and capital markets activities for a community and C&I solar developer, according to the profile. Former Vice President, Capital Markets at Pivot Energy (2020–2022), Chief Financial Officer at WATTMORE (2018–2020) and Vice President, Finance at Clean Energy Co (2015–2018).
Erin Lee
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer · Eku Energy
Chief Financial Officer at Eku Energy since February 2025; Eku Energy is described as delivering energy storage solutions to accelerate the energy transition. Former Director (2022–2025) and Associate Director (2021–2022) at John Laing, and Vice President (2018–2021) and Associate (2016–2018) at Macquarie Group.
Esteban Uauy
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer · Atlas Renewable Energy
Chief Financial Officer at Atlas Renewable Energy since April 2026. At Atlas the profile also lists Managing Director - Global Head of Structured Finance & Treasury (2025–2026) and Managing Director - Global Head of Structured Finance (2024–2025), and describes over 15 years of experience at international banking institutions with a specialty in renewable energy.
Evan Speece
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer · Doral Renewables LLC
Chief Financial Officer at Doral Renewables LLC since September 2021. The profile describes financial experience across renewable and conventional energy generation and over $25 billion of acquisitions, divestitures and capital markets transactions. Former Vice President, Finance and Head of Capital Markets (2020–2021) and Director, Finance and Strategy (2018–2020) at Clearway Energy, Inc.
Kailash Vaswani
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer · ReNew
Chief Financial Officer at ReNew since November 2023, listed in the profile as ReNew Energy Global PLC. Former President - Corporate Finance at ReNew (2011–2023); the profile describes work in the renewables and environment industry with skills in fund raising, leveraged finance and asset management. Director at Boutique Investment Bank (2010–2011).
Matt Thomas
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer · REC Power
Chief Financial Officer at REC Power since January 2025; the company, listed as REC Solar, is described as an independent power producer with commercial solar expertise. Other REC Power roles listed are VP, Finance & Asset Management (2023–2025), Director of Finance (2017–2020) and Director, Financial Planning & Analysis (2015–2017).
Michael Discenza
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer · Cypress Creek Energy
Chief Financial Officer at Cypress Creek Energy since May 2024; Cypress Creek Renewables is described as a U.S. power producer, and the profile headline lists renewable energy and project finance. Former President (Acting), North America (2023), Chief Financial Officer (CFO), North America (2018–2023) and Treasurer, North America (2016–2018) at Transurban.
Nick Pape
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer · IPX Power
Chief Financial Officer at IPX Power since March 2026; IPX Power is described as a clean energy company that develops, owns and operates grid-tied energy resources. Former CFO (2017–2025) and Chief Investment Officer (2025–2026) at Intersect, and Vice President, Corporate Finance (2016–2017) and Vice President, Financial Planning & Analysis (2011–2016) at Recurrent Energy.
Pedro Pires João
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer · EDP Renewables North America
Chief Financial Officer at EDP Renewables North America since February 2022; the profile says the role leads the finance functions for the company's business in the United States, Canada and Mexico, as a member of its Management Team. Former Executive Board Member of EDP Produção (2021–2022) and of EDP Comercial (2011–2021) at EDP.
Sonia Rajagopalan
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer · ACCIONA Energía
Chief Financial Officer at ACCIONA Energía since March 2026; the profile describes the role as CFO of Acciona Energy USA, leading the structured finance, corporate finance, asset management and M&A teams. Former Director Structured Finance at ACCIONA Energía (2023–2026) and Director - Project Finance at Akuo (2021–2023).
Choose the right perspective
Match the CFO's company type to your own, since a developer selling projects, an owner-operator of power plants and a storage business face different financing and revenue questions. Also read each person's other roles, which show whether they came from banking and structured finance, from finance roles inside energy companies or from other infrastructure businesses.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you choose between tax equity, project debt and corporate capital when financing a renewable energy pipeline?
- 02What do lenders and investors look for before they commit to finance a new solar, wind or storage project?
- 03How should a renewable energy company organize its finance team as it moves from developing projects to owning and operating them?
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