David Wilhelm is a Partner at Hecate Energy, a developer of large scale renewable energy projects around the globe. He leads efforts to link solar project development to job creation in places ranging from the coal fields of the Ohio River Valley to the high plains of central Tanzania.

Wilhelm has led or helped lead the campaigns of some of America’s best-known politicians, including those of William Clinton, Joseph Biden, and Richard M. Daley. After his election in 1992, President-elect Clinton tapped Wilhelm to serve as Chair of the Democratic National Committee.

Earlier in his career, Wilhelm served as the Executive Director of Citizens for Tax Justice, and as the Director of Public Policy at the AFL-CIO’s Public Employee Department.

Wilhelm is received his Bachelor’s Degree from Ohio University and his Master’s Degree in Public Policy from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government and Ohio University.