Nayeong Kim is a Director in Wood Mackenzie’s Power & Renewables consulting practice, based in Seoul, South Korea. She advises clients on market strategy, renewable energy development, transactions, and corporate advisory, with a focus on solar, battery storage, data centers, and decarbonization initiatives.
Her experience spans commercial trading, project development, and corporate strategy across APAC and the U.S. She began her career as a commodity trader, managing coal trading activities across APAC markets. Following her MBA, she transitioned into renewable energy and later led U.S. solar and battery storage project development and strategy in the WECC region, supporting pipeline growth and market expansion across California and neighboring states.
Nayeong brings a global, commercially grounded perspective to the energy transition, combining APAC market experience with hands-on U.S. renewable development expertise. She helps clients assess market opportunities, navigate evolving power market and policy dynamics, and align investment strategies with decarbonization objectives.
She earned her MBA in Quantitative Finance from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.