Nelson Garcez, Magellan Wind’s Director of Development, has worked as a senior manager in the energy industry for more than 30 years, holding senior positions in utilities and power producers in the United States, Latin America, Europe Middle East, and the Indian Subcontinent. Before joining Magellan, Nelson was a Senior Managing Director at Black & Veatch Management Consulting, where he structured their Strategic Business Advisory practice supporting major American investor-owned utilities in setting their long-term business plans.

For 13 years Nelson worked for PSEG, one of the US’s largest investor-owned utilities. Nelson was responsible for a significant portion of PSEG’s domestic portfolio of independent power plants, with assets in Texas, California, and Hawaii. He also managed the establishment and operation of PSEG’s international portfolio, with assets in Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Venezuela, Italy, Poland, Tunisia, Oman, and India. During his time at PSEG, Nelson also headed up the creation of PSEG Solar Source and Garden State Offshore Wind Energy, two pioneering renewable energy initiatives among major US investor-owned utilities.