David Hardy

David Hardy is the Global Chief Commercial Officer for GE Vernova Wind, a $10B wind turbine OEM and services company. In this role, he leads all global commercial activity for both the onshore and offshore wind segments. Prior to taking this role, Hardy led Orsted’s Americas business as region CEO, developing, constructing, and operating utility scale offshore and onshore wind projects, as well as utility scale solar and storage projects in the US. Prior to Orsted, he spent over a decade at Senvion and Vestas in global and US commercial leadership positions, respectively. Prior to his entry into the renewables sector in 2010, he spent time at high-tech industrial companies including GE, Idex Corp, and Aluminum Shapes in commercial leadership roles. Hardy started his career in the US nuclear navy in various roles in the nuclear submarine community. Hardy holds a BS in mechanical engineering from NC State and MBA in finance from NYU.