David Godschalk

As outside General Counsel to Working Power, David represents the company in all aspects of its clean energy development and financing business. 

Prior to Working Power, he served as general counsel for a national affordable housing and community development firm where he:

• partnered with state and local governments, nonprofits, and community leaders to develop affordable and mixed-income multifamily and single-family housing in highly distressed neighborhoods; and
• managed the company’s New Markets Tax Credit business, attracting capital to underserved communities with investments in catalytic developments. 

He started his legal career in civil rights enforcement at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development before working at two national law firms in Washington, D.C., representing clients on public finance, housing, and energy transactions and regulatory matters. 

David has a Master’s degree in Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and a JD and a Bachelor’s degree from the University of North Carolina.