David Crane is a leading business voice in the field of sustainability, clean energy, and climate change. He is currently Director of the Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations and was previously the CEO of Climate Real Impact Solutions. He has served on the boards of Heliogen Inc., Source Global, JERA Co. Inc., and Tata Steel Ltd., along with nonprofits Elemental Excelerator and The Climate Group NA.

Prior to Climate Real Impact Solutions, Crane was CEO of NRG. During his twelve-year tenure, he took NRG from Chapter 11 to a Fortune 200 company and led the company to the forefront of next-generation clean energy development through large-scale initiatives in utility scale renewables (now Clearway), residential solar, post combustion carbon capture (Petra Nova), and DC fast charging (EVGO). Under his leadership, NRG was recognized with numerous industry, community, and environmental awards. Crane was named “CEO of the Year” by EnergyBiz in 2010, a ""Top CEO"" in the electric utility sector by Institutional Investor in 2011, and “Entrepreneur of the Year” by Ernst & Young in 2010. He was also awarded the Corporate Environmental Leadership award by GlobalGreen in 2014, and in 2015, the Equinox Solar Champion Award, as well as the C.K. Prahalad Award for Global Sustainability Business Leadership.

He is a graduate of Harvard Law School and Princeton University.