Kourtney Nelson

Senior Director, Global Renewable Energy Procurement, Microsoft

Kourtney Nelson, Senior Director of Global Renewable Energy Procurement at Microsoft, is an experienced energy professional with an over 20-year career in a diverse range of roles in wholesale power markets and renewable energy. In her role at Microsoft, Kourtney leads global renewable energy procurement to meet the company’s 100% bundled renewable energy supply by 2025 and carbon negative and 100/100/0 by 2030 goals.

After starting her career at Enron, Kourtney worked for 14 years at Avangrid Renewables. During her tenure, Kourtney managed, supported and led commercial negotiations for short-term and long-term renewable energy transactions. Kourtney transitioned to consulting as the lead for the Transaction Center for Excellence in the Energy & Climate Practice at 3Degrees, leveraging her sell-side knowledge to advise corporations and cities in procuring renewable energy to meet their sustainability goals. She’s been at Microsoft for over 4 years.