Jim Shield is the President of Invenergy Power, overseeing the company’s natural gas and data center development work. He previously served as the company’s Chief Commercial Officer, overseeing all commercial aspects for Invenergy’s domestic and international projects across all technologies.

With more than 35 years of experience in the energy industry, he has developed more than 40,000 megawatts of power projects across natural gas, nuclear, storage, land-based wind and solar technologies. Prior to joining Invenergy, Shield held various positions with Calpine Corporation, including senior vice president-east region. Earlier, he was a key contributor in building SkyGen Energy from a start-up company, and he was a project manager at Indeck Energy Services. Shield has a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Michigan and an MBA from DePaul University.