Neil H. Smith  

Neil has over 15 years of Chief Executive Officer experience in the Independent Power, renewables, and infrastructure sectors. Most recently, Neil served as the Chief Executive Officer of Vanguard Renewables, a leading North American recycler of organic waste into renewable natural gas and low carbon fertilizer. During his tenure at Vanguard Renewables, he successfully led the maturation, scaling and sale of the company to a large private equity firm.

Prior to his role at Vanguard Renewables, Neil spent over 25 years as a founding member of the global Independent Power Producer InterGen having served in various roles including 11 years as the Chief Executive Officer and 4 years as the President and Chief Operating Officer.  During this tenure, he helped transform InterGen from a 20-person start-up into a worldwide business with a presence on six continents and operations in more than 20 countries having presided over the development, financing, construction, trading/supply and operation of over $15 billion in greenfield projects, including more than 25 power plants/~20 gigawatts and related infrastructure.

Neil also serves as member of the Board of Capital Power (TSX:CPX) where he chairs the People, Culture and Governance Committee and as member of the Board of Waga Energy (EPA:WAGA). He is a former board member of PJM Interconnect and The Wood Group PLC (LSE:WG).

Neil holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Emory University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.