Gavin J. Donohue

President and Chief Executive Officer, Independent Power Producers of New York — Gavin J. Donohue is president and chief executive officer of the Independent Power Producers of New York, Inc. (IPPNY), a statewide trade association organized in 1986 as a not-for-profit corporation. IPPNY represents operators and developers of independent electric generating facilities, power marketers, and suppliers of goods and services to the industry. In 2019, Donohue was the first appointee to the New York State Climate Action Council, a 22-member body created in statute under the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act. The council was charged with developing a plan to reach New York’s greenhouse gas emission reduction goals by 2050. Before joining the association, he served as executive deputy commissioner for the New York Department of Environmental Conservation, as assistant secretary to Gov. George E. Pataki, and as campaign director for the 1996 $1.75 billion Clean Water/Clean Air Bond Act.