CEO
Dan is the Executive Chair, CEO, and Co-Founder of Greengate, a leading Canadian renewable energy company. Based in Calgary, Alberta, Dan is an award-winning entrepreneur and recognized leader in energy transition.
Dan currently co-leads the Greengate team, which is focused on the development of large-scale renewable energy and next-generation net-zero projects. To date, Greengate has successfully developed close to 1.5 GW of operating renewable energy projects in Canada, including the country’s largest wind energy and solar energy projects. These projects represent over $2 billion investment and produce enough energy to power more than 500,000 homes.
Prior to starting Greengate, Dan was the Co-Founder, President, and CEO of Roughneck.ca, a leading provider of software solutions to the Canadian oil and gas industry. Prior to Roughneck.ca, Dan worked as a management consultant with EY and PwC. Dan was a Senior Manager with PwC, where he was a key member of the firm’s technology consulting practice.
Dan graduated from the University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science. He currently serves on the board of Calgary Economic Development, is an associate with the Creative Destruction Lab, and is a strategic advisor to Longbow Capital and Hempalta. He spent nine years as a board member of the Pembina Institute, including time as Audit Committee Chair and Treasurer, and formerly served as Chair of the Calgary JCC, board member of Calgary Jewish Federation, and as a board member of the Independent Power Producers Society of Alberta.
Dan regularly speaks at events and is interviewed by media on topics including energy transition, economic development, and entrepreneurship. Dan has received recognition for his business and community accomplishments, selected as one of Canada’s Clean50 in 2023 and 2015, named Resource Leader of the Year for 2022 by the Alberta Chamber of Resources, named one of Alberta’s 50 Most Influential People in 2010 and 2013 by Alberta Venture magazine, and a winner of EY Entrepreneur of the Year Prairies in 2012.
In Episode 96 of The Business Development Podcast, host Kelly Kennedy interviews Dan Balaban, the Executive Chair and CEO of Greengate Power. Dan shares his entrepreneurial journey, from writing a million lines of code in his one-bedroom apartment ...
