• CERAWEEK 2025 | March 10-14, 2025
  • CERAWEEK
  • March 10 - 14, 2025

Ingmar Ritzenhofen

RWE Clean Energy

Chief Financial Officer

Dr. Ingmar Ritzenhofen is the Chief Financial Officer at RWE Clean Energy. Previously, Dr. Ritzenhofen was named CFO for RWE Renewables Americas in January 2022. Prior to that role, Dr. Ritzenhofen was Head of Controlling and Risk Management for RWE AG, the parent company of RWE Renewables, where he was responsible for overseeing the financial planning and reporting, valuation and investment, and risk management for RWE’s global, diversified energy portfolio. Before coming to RWE, Dr. Ritzenhofen held several positions at McKinsey & Company, most recently as a Partner for the Energy Sector. His work at McKinsey focused on advising energy companies on issues related to strategy and corporate finance. Dr. Ritzenhofen holds a PhD from WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management, for which he conducted research jointly with the University of Chicago, a Master of Science in International Business and International Management from HEC Paris, and a Bachelor of Science in International Business from the WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management. Dr. Ritzenhofen lives in Chicago with his family.

Sessions With Ingmar Ritzenhofen

Wednesday, 20 March

  • 12:00pm - 12:50pm (CST) / 20/mar/2024 05:00 pm - 20/mar/2024 05:50 pm

    The IRA: How it changes the U.S. energy system
    Policy & Regulatory

    The US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) promises to unleash vast amounts of funding for companies to deploy clean energy, including wind and solar power, carbon capture and storage, hydrogen and other technologies in an unprecedented effort to decarbonize the American economy. How has this ambitious legislation changed the U.S. energy system? Will permitting and regulatory delays derail the IRA? What will be the impact of lingering high interest rates? Who are the biggest winners so far? Where has the legislation fallen short of its promises? How durable is the IRA to potential electoral outcomes in 2024?