About the Institute
Our Mission
The Tulane Energy Institute provides educational opportunities that improve understanding of the integration of energy markets, policies, technology and the environment.
These initiatives include programming in energy accounting, analytics, economics, finance, operations and supply chain management, risk management, strategy, and trading, as well as applied and basic research in business, engineering, and sciences.
We are focused on developing a highly skilled pool of employee talent to work successfully in the energy industry and related banking, consulting, financial, technology, and trading firms.
Leadership
Pierre Conner
Executive Director, Tulane Energy Institute, and Professor of Practice
Eric Smith
Associate Director, Tulane Energy Institute, and Professor of Practice
Advisory Board
The Tulane Energy Institute Advisory Board is an outstanding group of individuals that assists the institute in fulfilling its mission and achieving its goals.
Seabron Adamson
Vice President, CRA International
Sam Arnold
Porfolio Manager, Citadel, LLC
Jim Bertrand
Partner, Stinson Leonard Street LLP
Allan Bradley
President and CEO, Questar Pipeline and
Executive Vice President, Questar Corporation (retired)
Millie Bradley
General Auditor, ExxonMobil Corporation (retired)
John Bretz
Vice President, Anadarko
Jim Burke
COO, Vistra Energy
Marshall Carver
Co-founder and Director of Research, Heikkinen Energy Advisors
Martin de Laureal
Director and Head of Institutional Equities, Member of the Scotiabank US Operating Committee and Global Equity Management Committee
Gary Dubroc
President/CEO, Avantech Testing Services
Chairman of the Board, Array Coating Technologies
Bryan Dutt
Managing Partner, Ironman Energy Capital
Monte Elliff
Managing Director, Citigroup
Steve Hall
Region Vice President, Keane Group
Hooper Harris
Lead Investigator, BP Safety
Michael A. (Casey) Herman
US Power & Utilities Industry Leader, Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP
Sally Hopkins
Global Senior Executive/ Advisor / Consultant/ Large Scale Business Performance and Organizational Improvement Architect
Paul Howes
President and CEO, Newpark Resources, Inc.
Macgill James
Vice President, Supply Strategy at UGI Corp
Allison Piper Kimball
President, Manhattan Resources
Jerad McMayon
OFS Energy Fund
Pierre Moses
President, 127 Energy
Tammy Norman
Sierentz Global Merchants LLC
Darren Olagues
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, GenOn
Jeff Parker
Vice Chairman and Manager of Brokerage, Trust and Wealth Management, IberiaBank
John Raymond
Managing Partner and CEO, The Energy & Minerals Group
Daniel Shantz
Entergy Chair of Clean Energy Engineering, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Tulane University
Scott Simmons
CFO and Senior Vice President, Whitewater Midstream