David Calderon

About David Calderon

Renewable energy professional with 10+ years of experience leading utility-scale solar, wind, and energy storage projects across North America and Latin America.Proven track record developing multi-gigawatt pipelines from early-stage origination through RTB, managing cross-functional teams and complex stakeholder environments including landowners, regulators, utilities, investors, and internal executive committees.Expertise spans project origination, technical, financial and regulatory due diligence, permitting, interconnection, power marketing, and pre-construction, with a strong focus on value creation, risk mitigation, and capital efficiency.Experienced working within large international organizations, bridging strategy and execution to deliver scalable development platforms in evolving power markets

Experience

1. Development Manager

   EDF power solutions North America

   Sep 2022 — Present

   Led the development of a 3.3 GW utility-scale Solar + Storage and Standalone Storage pipeline across California and Nevada.Owned the full development lifecycle, coordinating internal SMEs and external consultants.Oversaw land acquisition, environmental studies, permitting, interconnection, engineering, pre-construction, tax incentives, and power marketing activities.Managed project budgets, schedules, risk assessments, and internal investment approval processes, ensuring alignment with corporate strategy and capital allocation criteria.Acted as primary development lead interfacing with landowners, regulators, utilities, and internal executive stakeholders.

Education

• EGADE Business School del Tecnológico de Monterrey

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Administración y gestión de empresas, general

• Tecnológico de Monterrey

  Industrial Engineering with Minor in Systems

  2006 — 2010