Tom was an Executive Vice President (EVP) at NRG Energy, the largest independent energy company in the United States. In addition to his EVP role, Tom wore the role of President and CEO of NRG Energy’s renewable energy business (NRG Renew), a company he established when he joined NRG. Under Tom’s leadership, NRG placed over $7.5 billion of capital into a portfolio of wind and solar (PV and CSP) assets that generated an annual EBITDA contribution of over $550 million. These renewable assets ultimately became the foundation of the nation’s first publicly listed YieldCo (NYLD).

Prior to NRG, Tom was EVP Commercial Execution at BrightSource Energy where he formed and led the team that developed the 392 MW Ivanpah project, a $2.5 billion concentrated solar project (CSP) that at the time was the largest CSP in the world.

Tom has more than 25 years of domestic and international experience in senior level positions growing and managing a significant P&L. Tom spent 15 of those years living in Asia wearing the roles of Asia Pacific Managing Director for the international development company InterGen, as well as the Asia Pacific Managing Director for Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation. He is a licensed Professional Engineer and holds an MBA and a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Arizona.