Robert Gaudette

Robert Gaudette is Executive Vice President of NRG Business, where he manages the largest B2B retail gas and power platform and one of the three largest providers of demand response in North America. He oversees the company’s broad portfolio of commercial and industrial products and services as well as its market operations, including gas trading, power trading, origination, commercial analytics, and real-time operations. Gaudette and his team manage supply and optimization in support of teams across NRG and utilize its commercial and market expertise to help regional and national customers manage their energy strategy and manage customer relationships from acquisition through execution and retention. Partnering with customers,

Gaudette and his team increase efficiencies, reduce costs and manage risks—creating a more sustainable, resilient, affordable and empowering energy ecosystem for NRG customers.

Prior to joining NRG, Gaudette served as Chief Commercial Officer at GenOn Energy, leading all trading and marketing operations. Previous to GenOn, he was Vice President of Mirant's Mid-Atlantic business unit in Washington, D.C. During his career at Mirant, Gaudette worked in various other capacities including Director of West Power, Director of NYMEX Trading, Assistant to the Chief Operating Officer and NYMEX trader. He began his career at Mirant in 2001 as a Trading Analyst.

Earlier, Gaudette served four years as an army combat engineer officer in the U.S. Cavalry, including a one-year deployment to Bosnia. Before leaving military service for business school in 1999, he served as the executive officer of a combat engineer company in the Second Armored Cavalry Regiment.

Gaudette earned a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry from The College of William and Mary and Master of Business Administration from Rice University, where he was a Jones Scholar. He is a board member of the Business Council for Sustainable Energy. Gaudette serves on the Board of Advisors for the Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University.

He is also a board member at St. Agnes Academy and the Children’s Museum of Houston. In addition, Gaudette serves on the regional economic development committee of the Greater Houston Partnership.