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.

Sam Arnold
Partner, Palo Duro Investment Partners, LP


Laura Beauchamp
Vice President, Business Operations & Strategy, Entergy Louisiana


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Dan R. Brouillette
Former U.S. Secretary of Energy


Jim Burke
President and CEO, Vistra Energy


Grace Cammack
Project Developer, Engie North America Inc.


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Marshall Carver
Adjunct Lecturer, Tulane University


Bryan Dutt
Managing Partner, Ironman Energy Capital


Monte Elliff
Managing Director, Citigroup (Retired)


Claire Gotham
Domain & Consulting Head, Utilities, Wipro


William Hammarstrom
Retired President, HyCO Americas Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.


Hooper Harris
President, HH Risk Control, LLC


Sally Hopkins
Global Senior Executive/ Advisor/ Consultant/ Large Scale Business Performance
and Organizational Improvement Architect


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Steven Jones
Co-Chief Executive Officer & Chief Financial Officer, WaterBridge Resources


R. Paul Loveless
President & CEO, Continental Land & Fur. Co., Inc.


Fariba Mamaghani
Assistant Professor, Freeman School of Business, Tulane University


James Martin
CEO, Gulf Wind Technology


Pierre Moses
President, 127 Energy


Robert O'Neill
Investment Associate, HASI


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Darren Olagues
Chief Development Officer, Talen Energy


Brian Page
Vice President and Tax Counsel, Invenergy LLC


John Raymond
Managing Partner and CEO, The Energy & Minerals Group


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Walker Rosenberg
Vice President, Finance and Capital Markets at Jupiter Power


Austin Scheffy
Chief Investment Officer, Heelstone Renewable Energy, LLC


Daniel Shantz
Entergy Chair of Clean Energy Engineering
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Tulane University


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Scott Simmons
CFO and Senior Vice President, Whitewater Midstream


Oluwafunmilola (Lola) Soniregun
Financial Trader, NextEra Energy


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Jackie Sparling
Her title and company are ERCOT Power Trader, Hartree Partners


Savanna Speciale
Vice President of Commercial, Gasology


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Alan Templeton
President and Chief Executive Officer, DCOR, LLC

Alumni Spotlight

Freeman MBA alumna Kalsey Belle (MBA '24) discusses her decision to pursue an MBA with an Energy concentration at Freeman. She highlights the program's academics and supportive community, both of which played a crucial role in preparing her for a successful career in the energy sector.