David Gumbs
Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI)
Director, Islands Energy Program
David Gumbs serves as the director of Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI)’s Islands Energy Program, advising governments, utilities, and the private sector on renewable energy strategies to enhance cost-efficiency and resilience. Before joining RMI, he founded Daavi Business Solutions, offering energy solutions across the US, Africa, and the Caribbean. As CEO of the Anguilla Electricity Company, Ltd. (Anglec), he spearheaded their renewable energy initiatives, elevating Anglec to one of the region’s highest penetration levels.
Before joining Rocky Mountain Institute, David founded Daavi Business Solutions (DBS) where, as CEO, he provided business advisory and renewable energy solutions to clients in the US, Africa, and the Caribbean. David is the former Chief Executive Officer of the Anguilla Electricity Company, Ltd. (ANGLEC) and has over 20 years of senior managerial experience. He received several awards for his leadership and contributions to the energy space including both an individual and team awards for the 2018 and 2019 Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum’s (CREF) – Island Resiliency Action Challenge and the iChange Nations Regional Statesman Award for his outstanding leadership to rebuild Anguilla’s electricity grid to 100% in 100 days post Hurricane Irma.
As the Chief Executive Officer of the Anguilla Electricity Company, Ltd (ANGLEC), he successfully implemented renewable energy technologies – achieving one of the region’s highest penetration levels (2016). David developed and implemented ANGLEC’s aggressive public relations and marketing strategy, incorporated several industry leading solutions such as advanced metering infrastructure (AMI), grid automation, work order automation, vehicle fleet management and an aggressive undergrounding initiative into ANGLEC’s operations.