Dave Benson

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e: dbenson@radiantrenew.com

t: 206-817-7470

Dave has been in the energy industry for more than 20 years, focused on developing and transacting on energy projects. He is a cofounder and managing director of Radiant. Prior to Radiant, Dave cofounded Bia Energy Capital LLC. He was also a partner and the co-head of the global energy, infrastructure, and resources practice at K&L Gates LLP, one of the largest international law firms, with more than 48 offices around the world.

Before K&L, Dave was a partner and chair of the bioenergy practice at Stoel Rives LLP. Dave’s renewable energy industry experience includes developing, acquiring/selling, and financing (including tax equity financing) more than 8,000 MW of clean-energy projects in North and South America, with an operating value of well over $10 billion. Throughout North America, Dave has developed, acquired, and financed large utility-scale wind projects, BESS projects, and numerous solar projects of all sizes, including portfolios that ranged from utility scale to nearly 1,000 MW of behind-the-meter commercial and industrial solar projects.

Dave is an active participant on multiple clean energy boards, including the Washington Clean Technology Alliance, the University of Washington Clean Energy Institute’s Technical Advisory Panel, Western Washington University’s Institute for Energy Studies, EarthGen (a nonprofit that creates sustainability education programs for K–12 schools), and past vice-chair and board member of Spark Northwest (a nonprofit founded to build clean energy generation and efficiency projects for underserved communities).

Dave holds a B.S. in Finance from Arizona State University, a JD, summa cum laude, from Michigan State University College of Law, and an LLM, with distinction, from Georgetown University Law Center.