David Wagman

David Wagman was named chief editor of Power Engineering magazine in 2006. He is responsible for all editorial issues associated with the magazine, ranging from monthly editorial content to magazine layout and design, as well as the magazine’s electronic editions. He also writes and edits feature articles, contributes the monthly opinion piece and compiles various recurring sections in the magazine. David serves as conference committee chair for POWER-GEN International, the world’s largest annual trade show in the power generation industry. In this role, he oversees the development of a three-day conference attended by thousands of people every year. He also is co-chairman of Renewable Energy World North America Conference & Expo and serves on the committee for COAL-GEN. David’s career as an energy journalist spans more than 20 years. He has written extensively on many aspects of the energy industry including coal, oil and natural gas production; power generation; finance and business; regulation and legislation; renewable energy; and energy efficiency. He has been senior editor with several industry magazines and newsletters and developed, launched and ran a daily web-based news service for the power industry. Earlier in his career he was a beat reporter for a weekly business newspaper and later was research editor at a university-based regulatory think-tank. Fast Facts: Twenty years experience as a power and energy journalist and editor Broad expertise on energy issues that range from fuels development to power generation to business and regulatory issues University of Cincinnati: BA degree Ohio State University: MS degree