Mick Baird, Executive Vice President and Chief Development Officer, oversees development activities for Invenergy’s North American renewable project pipeline. Baird leads the teams responsible for wind, solar, storage, geothermal and transmission development as well as project acquisition activities. In addition, Baird is responsible for the state government affairs, regulatory affairs and interconnection functions. With more than 30 years of power generation industry experience, Baird has developed and closed over 20,000 megawatts of project transactions. Prior to joining Invenergy, Baird worked at Weston Solutions and Wisconsin Energy Corporation, where he developed and managed a variety of energy projects. Baird earned both a BS in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA from Marquette University.