Wind Energy Finance & Investment Conference 2018

Kevin Walsh
Managing Director, Renewable Energy (U.S)
GE Energy Financial Services


Kevin Walsh leads GE Energy Financial Services’ U.S. Renewable Energy team, which invests in renewable energy projects. Renewable energy has been a strategic growth initiative at the GE unit, which today holds a portfolio of equity and debt commitments for more than 200 projects with the capacity to generate more than 14 gigawatts of power, primarily from the wind and sun. Cumulatively, GE Energy Financial Services has made investment commitments in renewable energy projects exceeding $15 billion. Mr. Walsh is a Board member and Treasurer of the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) and a member of the Policy Committee of the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA). He has also served on the Board of Directors of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and is currently a Board member of the Connecticut Green Bank. Mr. Walsh is also a frequent speaker at energy conferences on energy project investing. Previously, Mr. Walsh was responsible for the management of GE Energy Financial Services’ global portfolio of energy investments, as well as related portfolio sales and reinvestment. Since joining the predecessor of GE Energy Financial Services, GE Structured Finance, in 1990, Mr. Walsh has held GE leadership positions in Energy, Capital Markets and Industrial. Mr. Walsh graduated from Fairfield University, where he received a B.S. in Business Management and where he currently serves on the Advisory Council of the Dolan School of Business. He is a graduate of General Electric’s Financial Management Program (FMP).

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