David Campbell joined Evergy in January 2021 as President and CEO. Under Campbell’s leadership, Evergy focuses on providing safe, affordable, and reliable service to its 1.7 million customers and leading the responsible energy transition in Kansas and Missouri. Campbell and his team are dedicated to ensuring that Evergy provides a rewarding and professional work environment for employees and engages as a trusted partner in the communities Evergy serves.
Campbell served as executive vice president and chief financial officer of Vistra Corp. from June 2019 through December 2020. From 2014 through 2019, he served as chief executive officer of InfraREIT, Inc. Previously, Campbell worked at TXU Corp., and its successor, Energy Future Holdings, in various roles including chief executive officer of Luminant, the largest power generator in Texas, and chief financial officer of TXU. Prior to joining TXU, Campbell was a partner at McKinsey & Company, where he led the corporate finance and strategy practice in Texas.
Campbell serves on the boards of the Kansas City Area Development Council, the Truman Library Institute, the Electric Power Research Institute, and Nuclear Electric Insurance Limited. Campbell is also a member of the Civic Council of Greater Kansas City and the Leadership Council of the Yale School of the Environment.
Campbell is a graduate of Yale University, Harvard Law School and Oxford University, where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar.
Mr. Sharma co-founded Digital Evolution Group (“DEG”), a full-service digital marketing and commerce agency which was sold in 2018. From 2018 until 2022, he continued to serve as Chief Executive Officer of DEG, now part of global agency holding company, Dentsu Group, Inc. Mr. Sharma has served as President, Dentsu Shop since January 2022 in a solutions-oriented advisory role, and also serves in an advisory capacity to startup companies in which he invests and on several non-profit boards, including MRI Global and the Truman Library Institute. Mr. Sharma earned a bachelor's degree from American University in 1998 and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Kansas in 2001.