ACP Announces 2025 Board of Directors

Press Release

Feb 20 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C., February 20, 2025 — The American Clean Power Association (ACP), the clean energy industry’s leading trade organization, has announced its new 2025 Officers, Board of Directors, and Executive Committee.  

ACP’s new Board features executives from diverse industries investing in America, including leaders across solar, storage, offshore and land-based wind, clean hydrogen, and transmission, as well as manufacturers, financial firms, utilities, construction companies, and developers. 

“After many years with the organization, I am honored to now serve as ACP Board Chair and eager to tackle the challenges facing the renewable energy industry,” said Laura Beane, ACP Board Chair and President of Vestas North America. “Our nation requires an all-of-the-above energy approach to drive development, strengthen U.S. energy dominance, and create generational jobs for Americans across the country. I believe this Board is well-equipped to deliver solutions that will advance our priorities and accelerate domestic energy growth to meet the surge in demand.”   

The new Board and Officers were approved at ACP’s February Board meeting and will serve a one-year term. They include:   

  • Chair: Laura Beane, President, Vestas North America    
  • Chair-Elect: David Carroll, Chief Renewables Officer & Senior VP, ENGIE North America 
  • Treasurer: Brian Van Abel, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Xcel Energy  
  • Secretary: David Hardy, Global Chief Commercial Officer, GE Vernova Wind 

“During a period of rapid demand growth and a push for American energy dominance, leadership in the energy industry has never been more consequential. The 2025 ACP Board represents a wide-ranging group of strong leaders who are meeting the moment,” said ACP CEO Jason Grumet. “Harnessing America’s diverse energy resources is essential to our national security and global power. The ACP Board encourages collaboration across all energy sectors and will drive the policies and innovations needed to contribute to an all-of-the-above energy strategy, strengthen our economy, and secure America’s energy future.” 

The ACP Board has also selected a new Executive Committee. Along with the Officers, the committee will include executives from these clean energy-focused companies: 

  • AES Clean Energy: Kleber Costa, Chief Commercial Officer 
  • Array Technologies: Kevin Hostetler, Chief Executive Officer 
  • Avangrid Renewables: Puneet Verma, Vice President, Federal Government Affairs 
  • BHE Renewables: Alicia R. Knapp, President and CEO 
  • Dominion Energy: Mark Mitchell, SVP of Project Construction 
  • ENGIE North America: David Carroll, Chief Renewables Officer 
  • Fluence: John Zahurancik, President Americas 
  • Form Energy: Mateo Jaramillo, CEO and Co‐Founder 
  • GE Vernova Wind: David Hardy, Global Chief Commercial Officer 
  • Grid United: Alistair Vickers, Chief Operating Officer 
  • Intersect Power: Sheldon Kimber, CEO, Founder 
  • Invenergy: Jim Murphy, President & Co-Founder 
  • ITC Holdings Corp.: Krista Tanner, President 
  • LS Power: Paul Segal, Chief Executive Officer 
  • NextEra Energy Resources, LLC: Philip A. Musser, Vice President – Head of Government Affairs 
  • Southern Power: John L. Pemberton, Senior Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer & General Counsel 
  • Vestas North America: Laura Beane, President 
  • Xcel Energy: Brian Van Abel, EVP & CFO 

Ex Officio Roles 

  • HASI: Susan D. Nickey, Executive Vice President & Chief Client Officer 
  • Ørsted Wind Power North America LLC: Amanda Dasch, CEO Region Americas 

The 2025 ACP Board of Directors also includes:  

  • American Electric Power: Greg Hall, Executive Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer 
  • Apex Clean Energy Inc.: Ken Young, President and Chief Executive Officer 
  • Clearway Energy Group: Craig Cornelius, President and CEO 
  • Cypress Creek Renewables LLC: Sarah Slusser, CEO 
  • EDF Renewables North America: Tristan Grimbert, President & Chief Executive Officer 
  • EDP Renewables North America LLC: Sandhya Ganapathy, CEO 
  • energyRe: Miguel Prado, Chief Executive Officer 
  • Eolian: Stephanie Smith, COO 
  • Equinor: Molly Morris, President, Renewables Americas 
  • Leeward Renewable Energy, LLC: Jason Allen, Chief Executive Officer 
  • LG Energy Solution Vertech: Jaehong Park, President and CEO 
  • MasTec Inc.: Jose Mas, CEO 
  • Mortenson: Mark Donahue, Executive Vice President 
  • Nextracker: Dan Shugar, Founder and CEO 
  • Nordex Group: Manav Sharma, Chief Executive Officer – North America 
  • Pattern Energy Group Services, LP: Hunter Armistead, Chief Executive Officer 
  • Pine Gate Renewables: Ben Catt, CEO 
  • Quanta Services: B.J. Ducey, President of Strategic Operations 
  • RWE Clean Energy: Andrew Flanagan, CEO 
  • Shell New Energies US LLC: Nick Lincon, VP Onshore Renewables North America & President, Savion 
  • SOLV Energy: George Hershman, Chief Executive Officer 
  • TPI Composites, Inc.: Bill Siwek, President and CEO 
  • WECS Renewables: Theresa Eaton, CEO, Chair & Owner 
  • Xcel Energy: Brian Van Abel, EVP & CFO