About
Appointed CEO and Chairman of the board in September 2025 as the firm positioned itself to capitalize on opportunities in the evolving energy market.
Invests in
CleantechClimate TechEnergy
Experience
- CGCChief Executive Officercurrent2025 — presentNew York, United States
- CGCChief Executive Officercurrent2025 — present
- Generate CapitalChair Of The Board Of Directors2019 — 2025San Francisco, California, United States
- NYSERDAChairman of the Board2013 — 2025New York, NY
- Office of New York Governor Andrew M. CuomoChairman of Energy and Finance for New York2013 — 2019New York, NY
- U.S. Department of EnergySenior Advisor to Secretary Steven Chu2011 — 2012
- Good Energies, Inc.CEO and President2006 — 2010New York, NY
- Goldman SachsChairman, Global Financing Group2004 — 2006New York, NY
- Morgan StanleyVice Chairman, Institutional Securities1993 — 2004New York, NY
Investments
Board seats
JERA Co., Inc.
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at Generate Capital
Andrew Miller
Investor at Generate Capital
Brian Lehman
Chief Financial Officer at Generate Capital
Darryl Carbonaro
General Counsel at Generate Capital
Harsi Thethi
Interim CFO at Generate Capital
Paul Ross
Global Head of Investor Solutions at Generate Capital
Scott Jacobs
Investor at Generate Capital
Thomas Selby
Investor at Generate Capital
William Sonneborn
President at Generate Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is David Crane?
- Appointed CEO and Chairman of the board in September 2025 as the firm positioned itself to capitalize on opportunities in the evolving energy market.
- Where does David Crane work?
- David Crane is Chief Executive Officer and Chairman at Generate Capital.
- What does David Crane invest in?
- David Crane invests in Cleantech, Climate Tech, Energy.
- What boards does David Crane sit on?
- David Crane holds tracked board seats at JERA Co., Inc..
- Where did David Crane go to school?
- David Crane studied at Yale University (Master's Degree); Stanford University (Bachelor of Arts - BA); Stanford University (Bachelor's Degree).
Same school
Also attended Yale University651
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Shared employers
Also worked at CGC2
Also worked at NYSERDA11
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Also worked at U.S. Department of Energy41
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Also worked at Goldman Sachs1,505
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