Nuno Escaja Gonçalves

Nuno Escaja Gonçalves serves as Scale's Chief Financial Officer. Prior to Scale, Nuno most recently served as the CFO of EDP Renewables North America (“EDPR NA”)'s Distributed Generation division and sat on the Management Committee. There, he helped define the growth strategy of the company, oversaw the Finance department, actively participated in the analysis and approval of new investments, and provided support to the Capital Markets department. He also served as Interim CEO of EDPR NA DG for a period of four months and led the process of integrating the new division within the company after its acquisition from C2 Omega.

Previously, Nuno had worked for nearly a decade as the Director of Financial Planning & Control for EDPR NA, where he prepared budgets and monthly reporting, controlled the financial execution of new utility-scale wind and solar projects, and provided financial estimates for the development, technical, and investment analysis teams. He also took on added responsibilities as the Director of Portfolio Management, managing relationships with EDPR NA tax equity and cash equity investors as well as project finance counterparties. 

Nuno’s career in energy began with the EDP Group in Portugal over two decades ago, as the Deputy Head of Finance responsible for the treasury of the Group and for the pension fund. He also worked in the capital markets team having participated in the issuance of over $10 billion in bonds, loans, and credit facilities.