# Peter Davidson

> Peter W. Davidson is the New York-based CEO and co-founder of Aligned Climate Capital. A former investment banker and six-company entrepreneur, he led the U.S. Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office from 2013 to 2015 before returning to private climate finance. His work spans venture investing, distributed solar infrastructure, and nonprofit leadership at the J.M. Kaplan Fund and Green-Wood Cemetery.

- **Role:** CEO and Co-Founder at Aligned Climate Capital
- **Organizations:** Aligned Climate Capital, Aligned Intermediary, U.S. Department of Energy Loan Programs Office, Empire State Development Corporation, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Morgan Stanley, Latin Communications Group, Columbia University Center on Global Energy Policy, J.M. Kaplan Fund, Green-Wood Cemetery, Summit Ridge Energy, Nyle Water Heating Systems, BrightNight, CFTC Climate-Related Market Risk Subcommittee
- **Education:** Bachelor of Arts, Stanford University, Master of Business Administration, Harvard Business School
- **Known for:** Oversaw the Department of Energy’s $32 billion clean-energy loan portfolio., Founded and managed six companies before federal service., Led Aligned as ASP6 closed at $240 million in 2025, with 95% of investors described as large institutional investors.

## Career timeline

- **Early career** — Worked in Morgan Stanley’s investment banking division and founded and managed six companies, including Latin Communications Group.
- **2009** — Left the private sector for New York’s economic development agency, Empire State Development.
- **Before 2013** — Served as senior advisor for energy and economic development at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
- **2013–2015** — Led the Department of Energy Loan Programs Office under the Obama administration.
- **2015** — Joined Columbia’s Center on Global Energy Policy as a non-resident fellow in September.
- **2016** — Led Aligned Intermediary, connecting long-term investors with clean-energy, water, and waste projects.
- **2017** — Co-authored Financing Solar and Wind Power: Insights from Oil and Gas.
- **2023** — Participated as Green-Wood chair in the May 23 Education and Welcome Center groundbreaking.
- **2025** — Led Aligned as its sixth solar infrastructure fund closed at $240 million.
- **2026** — Aligned announced the first close of ASP7, targeting $500 million for distributed solar and storage.

## Achievements

- Oversaw the Department of Energy’s $32 billion clean-energy loan portfolio.
- Founded and managed six companies before federal service.
- Led Aligned as ASP6 closed at $240 million in 2025, with 95% of investors described as large institutional investors.
- Co-authored a 2017 Columbia paper proposing renewable-energy financing tools informed by oil and gas finance.
- Chairs the J.M. Kaplan Fund and Green-Wood Cemetery.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Aligned announced a first close for Aligned Solar Partners 7, which is targeting $500 million; it identified more than 500 MW of potential projects.
- **2026-05** — Appeared on Climate CEOs episode 299 to discuss debt, equity dilution, and financing renewable-energy projects.
- **2026-02** — Appeared on Solar Maverick episode 262 to discuss solar investing and project bankability.
- **2025-11** — Discussed his career, investment thesis, team gatherings, and deployment priorities in a Pulse 2.0 interview.

## Links

- Website: https://alignedclimatecapital.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-davidson-4b652318/

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