Lynda Clemmons
Lynda Clemmons is the Chief Sustainability Officer for NRG, where she leads the company’s sustainability strategy. Lynda and her team collaborate with stakeholders across the company to drive initiatives and create opportunities that advance a cleaner energy future for NRG and our customers.
In her eleven years at NRG, Lynda has been recognized for her innovative work at the intersection of sustainability and energy. Here, she has led market-facing teams dedicated to sustainability advisory, renewable energy brokerage, and commercial and new product innovation, including carbon offsets. Lynda also ran an incubator for growing businesses and early-stage opportunities within NRG Business.
Lynda started her career as an analyst with an investment bank. She then spent eight years at Enron, where she initiated the weather derivatives business as well as the SO2 and NOx emissions trading desk. In 2000, Lynda co-founded and was COO of XL Weather and Energy (a division of XL Capital Ltd), a trading and insurance company based in Connecticut. She also co-founded and was the former President of the Weather Risk Management Association.
Lynda serves as Vice Chair of EVolve Houston, a public-private partnership for transportation electrification. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in History and French from Southern Methodist University and a Master of Finance from Tulane University.
In her eleven years at NRG, Lynda has been recognized for her innovative work at the intersection of sustainability and energy. Here, she has led market-facing teams dedicated to sustainability advisory, renewable energy brokerage, and commercial and new product innovation, including carbon offsets. Lynda also ran an incubator for growing businesses and early-stage opportunities within NRG Business.
Lynda started her career as an analyst with an investment bank. She then spent eight years at Enron, where she initiated the weather derivatives business as well as the SO2 and NOx emissions trading desk. In 2000, Lynda co-founded and was COO of XL Weather and Energy (a division of XL Capital Ltd), a trading and insurance company based in Connecticut. She also co-founded and was the former President of the Weather Risk Management Association.
Lynda serves as Vice Chair of EVolve Houston, a public-private partnership for transportation electrification. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in History and French from Southern Methodist University and a Master of Finance from Tulane University.
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