David Donovan is the Vice President of Corporate Business Development and Strategy at Ontario Power Generation. Prior to this, David was the Chief of Staff to Ontario’s Energy Minister, a role he served in for over three years. David has considerable experience in the energy and environment space, serving in both the Ministry of Energy and Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks, as well as in the private sector, including time at Canada’s largest energy infrastructure company. His background ranges from liquids pipelines, natural gas networks, carbon markets, utilities, nuclear power, renewables and air, land and water protection. Notably, while at the province he led policy development of Ontario’s Environment Plan, Emissions Performance Standards, recycling reforms, COVID-19 Small Business relief measures, environmental assessment reform, expansion of Ontario Parks, and helped lead the province’s response to a significant rise in electricity demand with the Powering Ontario’s Growth energy plan. David also supported Ontario’s renegotiation of the Canada-Ontario Agreement on the Great Lakes Water Quality and the Canada-Ontario Lake Erie Protection Plan.