David Nahai

President, David Nahai Consulting Services, Inc.

David Nahai is President of David Nahai Consulting Services, Inc., which specializes in the renewable energy, energy efficiency, and water sectors. He is also President of David Nahai Associates, Inc., a law firm specializing in real estate and sustainability transactional matters. A leading expert in water, renewable energy, and real estate matters, Mr. Nahai previously served as the General Manager and Commission President of the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power. Mr. Nahai is also the former Chair of the L.A. Regional Water Quality Control Board, and former Senior Advisor to the Clinton Climate Initiative. He was reappointed to the Water Board by Governor Newsom in 2021 and is currently its Vice-Chair. Additionally, he serves as Chair of the Los Angeles Business Council, and as a Board Member of the UCLA Luskin Center, Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator, Climate Resolve and LAANE. Mr. Nahai holds graduate and postgraduate degrees from the London School of Economics and UC Berkeley.

Nahai is the author of two books, California Real Estate Purchase and Sale Transactions – A Beginner’s Guide, and Strategies for Green Real Estate Law, both published by Thomsen Reuters.