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Ignacio Galán
Ignacio Galán
Chairman of Avangrid
Ignacio Galán is Executive Chairman of Iberdrola and Chairman of the subsidiary companies in the United Kingdom (ScottishPower) and Brazil (Neoenergia).
Born in Salamanca in 1950, throughout his career he has managed leading companies in various industrial and technological sectors, profoundly changing the profile of all of them based on his vision of the future and his ability to anticipate new trends.
Since joining the Iberdrola Group in 2001, his commitment to international expansion and the need for electrification through renewable energies, smart grids and energy storage have transformed the company into one of the largest in the sector in the world, with a presence in dozens of countries such as Spain, the United States, the United Kingdom, Brazil, Mexico, Germany, Portugal, France, Italy and Ireland, as well as Australia, Poland, Sweden and Japan, and supplying energy to over 100 million people around the world.
In addition, his firm commitment to environmental protection and social responsibility has led the company to become a benchmark in the main sustainability indexes. Iberdrola is the only European electricity company included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index since its creation and has been one of the most outstanding electricity companies at a global level according to the Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index and the FTSE4Good. The company has also been recognized for its good corporate governance practices by the publications World Finance and Ethical Boardroom, and as one of the most ethical companies in the world by the Ethisphere Institute.
Selected in 2019 by Harvard Business Review as one of the five most important CEOs in the world and the first in the utilities sector, Ignacio Galán is convinced of the importance of promoting young talent and the exchange of experiences, cultures and knowledge as essential factors for the motivation of an increasingly global team. For this reason, since his arrival at Iberdrola, he has promoted pioneering policies that foster training, equality, diversity and inclusion.
He is a member of the World Economic Forum (Davos), the Global Leaders Council of UNICEF's Generation Unlimited organisation, of the Renewable Hydrogen Coalition, of the European Round Table for Industry (ERT) and the JP Morgan International Council.
Institutional activity and recognition of Ignacio Galán
Ignacio Galán holds Honorary Doctorates from the universities of Salamanca, Comillas (Madrid), Edinburgh and Strathclyde (Glasgow) and is a Visiting Professor at the University of Strathclyde. He also chairs the Social Council of the University of Salamanca and is a member of the Presidential Advisory Board of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
In 2014 he was awarded by Queen Elizabeth II as honorary Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for his work to promote the British energy sector and trade and investment relations between the United Kingdom and Spain.
In 2023 he has been included on TIME100 Climate List of the 100 most influential leaders driving business climate action. He has been granted the 2023 Best Business Leadership in Energy Transition from the El Periódico de la Energía Awards, he also received the ESG Leadership Award from the Foreign Policy Association of the United States and the Medal of Honor from the World Association of Jurists at the United Nations for his promotion of environmental, social, governance and financial performance principles.
In 2024, the Comillas Pontifical University awarded an honorary doctorate to Chairman Galán for his career and his involvement and commitment to green energy. During his speech he focused on defending the economy’s electrification since it contributes to improving productivity, improves access to essential services such as education and health and promotes social and economic inclusion.
In 2025, Galán was recognized with the Business Person of the Year 2025 award by Universitat Pompeu Fabra – Barcelona School of Management, for his forward-thinking vision, commitment to innovation, and dedication to society.
About Avangrid: Avangrid, Inc. is a leading energy company in the United States working to meet the growing demand for energy for homes and businesses across the nation through service, innovation, and continued investments by expanding grid infrastructure and energy generation projects. Avangrid has offices in Connecticut, New York, Massachusetts, Maine, and Oregon, including operations in 25 states with approximately $48 billion in assets, and has two primary lines of business: networks and power. Through its networks business, Avangrid owns and operates seven electric and natural gas utilities, serving more than 3.4 million customers in New York and New England. Through its power generation business, Avangrid owns and operates more than 80 energy generation facilities across the United States producing more than 10.5 GW of power for over 3.1 million customers. Avangrid employs approximately 8,000 people and has been recognized by JUST Capital as one of the JUST 100 companies – a ranking of America’s best corporate citizens – in 2025 for the fifth consecutive year. The company was named among the World’s Most Ethical Companies in 2025 for the seventh consecutive year by the Ethisphere Institute. Avangrid is a member of the group of companies controlled by Iberdrola, S.A. For more information, visit www.avangrid.com.
About Iberdrola: Iberdrola is one of the world's biggest energy companies and a leader in renewables, spearheading the energy transition to a low carbon economy. The group supplies energy to almost 100 million people in dozens of countries. With a focus on renewable energy, smart networks and smart solutions for customers, Iberdrola’s main markets include Europe (Spain, the United Kingdom, Portugal, France, Germany, Italy and Greece), the United States, Brazil, Mexico and Australia. The company is also present in growth markets such as Japan, Taiwan, Ireland, Sweden and Poland, among others.
With a workforce of nearly 40,000 and assets in excess of €141.7 billion, across the world, Iberdrola helps to support 400,000 jobs across its supply chain, with annual procurement of €12.2 billion. A benchmark in the fight against climate change, Iberdrola has invested more than €130 billion over the past two decades to help build a sustainable energy model, based on sound environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles.
