David W. Crane (born 1959) is an American lawyer, investment banker and business executive in the energy industry.

[2] From 1991 to 1996, Crane worked in various positions at ABB Energy Ventures as Vice President for the Asia-Pacific Region.

[2] From January 1999 to February 2000, Crane served as a Senior Vice President in the global power business department of Lehman Brothers, called the "Global Power Group", where he was responsible for project financing in emerging markets (Latin America and Asia) with a focus on privatization of state-owned utilities as in Thailand and Brazil.

[2] Crane moved NRG from Minneapolis, where the firm existed as an Xcel subsidiary, to Princeton, New Jersey.

[2] In August 2022, Crane was nominated by President Joe Biden to serve as Under Secretary for Infrastructure at the United States Department of Energy.

"[8] Crane lives in the Lawrenceville section of Lawrence Township, Mercer County, New Jersey, with his wife Isabella de la Houssaye, a corporate lawyer and endurance athlete, who died in December 2023 at the age of 59; Crane and his wife had welcomed their children to join them as part of their challenging activities.

[11] Crane once owned Graffiti, a bar in Hong Kong, has trekked across Costa Rica and rebuilt homes in Haiti with his children.