WINDPOWER Conference & Exhibition 2019

David Riposo
Financing and Implementation Manager
U.S. Trade and Development Agency


As the Financing and Implementation Manager for the U.S. Trade and Development Agency’s sub-Saharan Africa team, Mr. Riposo shepherds a portfolio of 70+ energy projects in sub-Saharan Africa from conception to completion. Mr. Riposo’s portfolio includes wind energy projects in Ghana, Mozambique, and Zambia. Before joining USTDA, Mr. Riposo led donor-funded renewable energy and energy efficiency programs in Africa and South Asia for five years. Previously, he was a strategy consultant advising companies and governments on clean energy markets and technologies. His professional experience also includes establishing a renewable energy consulting business in India and helping hundreds of utility-scale wind and solar project developers define the pre-construction energy generation potential of their projects. Mr. Riposo earned an M.S. from the University of Maryland, College Park.

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