David Campbell joined Evergy in January 2021 as President and CEO and was appointed Chairman in May 2024. Under Campbell’s leadership, Evergy focuses on providing safe, affordable, and reliable electric service to its 1.7 million customers in Kansas and Missouri. The company’s corporate initiatives and investments target an enhanced customer experience, grid modernization, improved reliability and resiliency, cost competitiveness, and the ongoing transition of the company’s generation fleet. These initiatives support economic development and enable the provision of affordable and regionally competitive rates. 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.

Prior to joining Evergy, Campbell served in executive leadership roles at Vistra Corp, the largest power company in Texas, and its predecessor companies Energy Future Holdings and TXU Corp. He also served as chief executive officer of InfraREIT, leading the company through its initial public offering in 2015 and sale to Oncor four years later. Prior to joining TXU in 2004, Campbell was a partner at McKinsey & Company.

Active in the community and the power industry, Campbell serves on the boards of the Edison Electric Institute (EEI), ESCO Technologies, Nuclear Electric Insurance Limited, the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, the Kansas City Area Development Council (KCADC), and the Truman Library Institute (TLI). Campbell is currently co-chair of KCADC, vice chair of TLI, and vice chair of EEI. 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, Oxford University, and Harvard Law School.