Ryan Brown serves as Executive Vice President   of EDP Renewables North America (EDPR NA) for the Eastern Region, Mexico, and Canada. In his   role, Ryan leads the company’s business in eastern  MISO, PJM, NYISO, ISO-NE, the southeast, Mexico, and Canada, as well as overseeing Government & Regulatory Affairs for the platform. He is also  a member of EDPR NA’s seven-person Executive Team and a board member of Mayflower Wind, a Shell and Ocean Winds offshore wind farm joint venture. 

Ryan is responsible for a region that has successfully developed 33 wind and solar projects totaling nearly 4,300 megawatts (MW) in operation or under construction and has a robust project  pipeline to deliver additional growth in the 2020s.  

Prior to joining EDPR NA, then Horizon Wind Energy, in 2008, Ryan worked in the Office of Energy Development (OED) for the State of Indiana, where he managed Indiana’s Governor-designated state energy office. Ryan also has previous work  experience in investment banking as well as in the non-profit sector in Mexico and Ecuador. 

Ryan received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from  the University of Chicago in 2001 and has completed  executive education courses at the University of  Chicago and Rice University in Houston.  

EDP Renewables North America LLC (EDPR NA),  its affiliates and subsidiaries, develop, construct, own, and operate wind farms and solar parks  throughout North America. Headquartered in  Houston, Texas, with 55 wind farms, 8 solar  parks, and seven regional offices across North  America, EDPR NA has developed more than  7,900 megawatts (MW) and operates more  than 7,500 MW of renewable energy projects.  With more than 800 employees, EDPR NA’s  highly qualified team has a proven capacity to  execute projects across the continent. 

For more information, visit www.edpr.com/north-america.