Position
CEO, Luminant
Profile
David Campbell is CEO of Luminant, a competitive power generation subsidiary of Energy Future Holdings Corp. (EFH), formerly TXU Corp. Luminant's activities include plant and mine operations, wholesale marketing and trading, and construction and development of new power plants.
Campbell and his team ensure the operational and environmental excellence, safe performance and financial success of over 18,300 megawatts of generation in Texas, including 2,300 MW of nuclear-powered and 5,800 MW of coal-fueled generation capacity. Luminant's support for renewable resources has made the company the leading purchaser of wind generation in Texas and the fifth largest in the U.S. Luminant is also undertaking an unprecedented voluntary emissions-reduction program that will cut key emissions from coal-fueled power plants by 20 percent from 2005 levels in the coming years. At the same time, Luminant is adding 2,200 MW of new coal-fueled generation to the Texas electric market. The result will be the addition of low-cost generation sources to meet Texas' power needs and cleaner air for Texas. Luminant is also advancing research and investment in new environmentally sound, next-generation energy technologies.
Previously, Campbell served as EFH's chief financial officer, a position he assumed in 2006. In that role, he and his team were responsible for the company's overall financial strategy, corporate planning, enterprise risk management, treasury, tax, accounting and investor relations. He also served as chief risk officer and held responsibility for human resources. Campbell joined the company in 2004 as executive vice president of corporate planning, strategy and risk.
Before joining EFH, Campbell was a principal in the Dallas office of McKinsey & Company, Inc., where he led the Texas and Southern Region hubs of McKinsey's corporate finance and strategy practice. He served clients in several industries, including energy, food products and industrial services.
Civic Involvement
Campbell is a member of the board of trustees for the Dallas Theater Center and the Lamplighter School and has served on the Rhodes Scholarship Committee of Selection. He is also a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations and a member of the Dallas Assembly.
Education
Campbell graduated with a bachelor's degree from Yale University and a J.D. from Harvard Law School, where he was a member of the Harvard Law Review. He also holds a master's degree from Oxford University, where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar.
Family
David and his family live in Dallas, TX.