Michael Skelly
Co Founder and CEO, Grid United
Michael Skelly is the Founder and President of Clean Line Energy, a company developing infrastructure projects to connect America’s best renewable energy resources to market. Skelly founded the company with the vision to build game changing projects that dramatically increase America’s supply of low-cost clean energy, while creating jobs and supporting communities.
Skelly has a track record of building effective teams and managing large-scale infrastructure projects from the development phase through construction and operation. Prior to founding Clean Line Energy, Skelly led the growth of Horizon Wind Energy from family ownership through acquisition by Goldman Sachs and ultimately ownership by EDP; the company is now one of the largest renewable energy companies in the world. During Skelly’s tenure at Horizon, the company originated a portfolio that today accounts for more than 4,000 megawatts of wind projects across the United States. These projects represent six billion dollars of investment and have created thousands of jobs.
Skelly holds a B.A. in economics from the University of Notre Dame and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. Nationally known as an energy industry leader, Skelly serves on the Board of the American Wind Energy Association. Skelly’s passion for linear infrastructure continues in his hometown of Houston where he serves on several civic boards active in creating 100 plus miles of trails along the city’s bayous and advocating to enhance transportation options. Skelly and his wife Anne Whitlock live in Firehouse No. 2, a 1910 brick fire station which they recently restored in the East End of Houston.