Dr. Michael Garland Email Address

Principal Engineer Contractor

Pattern Energy Group is one of North America's leading independent renewable energy and transmissions services companies that is committed to developing, constructing, owning and operating projects that are built for lasting success. We focus primarily on wind energy and transmission in the United States, Canada and parts of Latin America, and selectively participate in other clean energy projects that complement our overall business strategy. We identify premium projects in both the wind energy and transmission sector and develop and execute a strategy to make those plans a reality. Pattern oversees and carries out every step of the process in the development of our projects, from site selection through commercial operation. We bring expertise and a rigorous analytical perspective to all aspects of our business. Every decision we make is grounded in the insights and discoveries of our scientists, engineers, financial experts, and construction and operations specialists. Our company culture fosters and encourages creativity, innovation, and critical thinking. We believe that our success as a business depends on building strong relationships with our employees, landowners, communities, business partners, customers and investors. Our goal is to deliver exceptional results to our stakeholders, and working in partnership with them is an essential part of what we do.

I serve as the Chief Executive Officer of Pattern Energy and Pattern Development, a position I have held since I co-founded Pattern Energy Group (Pattern) in 2009. I oversee all aspects of Pattern Energy and Pattern Development, but my efforts are largely focused on corporate and industry strategy, capital formation, market and project selection, corporate performance and corporate culture. I am based out of the San Francisco office. For over 30 years, my career has focused on developing, constructing, managing, and investing in energy and infrastructure projects in the United States and around the world. I closed my first wind project financing in 1989, and have since successfully managed or oversaw the development, investment and operations of nearly 10,000 megawatts of renewable energy projects worldwide and nearly $50 billion of infrastructure assets. Prior to joining Pattern, I was a partner at Babcock & Brown from 1986 to 2009. As leader of Babcock & Brown’s North American Infrastructure Group, I initiated and was responsible for project finance activities, energy project development and investment, and energy and infrastructure funds management for institutional investors. Previously, I worked for the State of California as Chief of Energy Assessments from 1975 to 1986. My wife Gigi and I co-founded The Bay School, a high school in San Francisco that focuses on technology and ethics. We also support the University of California, Berkeley’s Physics Department and the University of Washington’s Medical School and I sit as an active Trustee of the University of California, Berkeley Foundation.