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About the Faculty
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PIRA University Seminars Are Taught by Seasoned Energy Industry Professionals
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Averaging more than 25 years of industry experience, PIRA
University’s faculty provides an unsurpassed real-world
perspective on the fundamentals and dynamics of oil and
natural gas markets worldwide. The faculty consists of PIRA
Energy Group’s executives and analysts responsible for our
highly respected
Retainer Client Services. Utilizing their in-depth expertise, the instructors lead you through the processes that PIRA uses to determine supply and demand fundamentals and to interpret these factors — along with other price drivers, such as logistical constraints, investment markets and geopolitical risks — to establish near- and long-term price forecasts.
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Following is a list of senior faculty presenters that
regularly contribute to PIRA University seminars:
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Dr. Gary N. Ross (CEO) has led PIRA from its inception in 1976 and is a leading authority on worldwide energy markets. As Managing Director of the
Global Oil Group, he is responsible for near- and long-term oil market forecasts. He advises many governments on energy markets and energy policy issues and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Dr. Ross has a PhD in economics from the City University of New York.
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Dr. Mark Schwartz (President) directs the
PIRA University program. He also heads up PIRA’s Scenario Planning
Service, working with the Global Oil and Natural Gas groups to evaluate key assumptions underlying their outlooks and to develop plausible alternative scenarios. Before joining PIRA in 2002, he was the Chief Economist of ExxonMobil Corp. During his 25 years at Exxon he also had assignments in International Gas Marketing, Upstream Planning, Treasurers, and Corporate Planning functions. He holds a PhD in economics from the University of Pennsylvania.
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Gregory J. Shuttlesworth (Executive Director) founded PIRA’s North American Natural Gas Group in 1981. He is a principal author of PIRA’s
Gas Forecast
Monthly
and Gas Flash Weekly. Prior to PIRA, he held the positions of Senior Analyst at the petroleum-consulting firm of
W.J. Levy Associates and Energy Economist at the Chase Manhattan Bank. Mr. Shuttlesworth is a graduate of Johns Hopkins University. He has a BA, MBA, and completed post-MBA studies in economics.
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Ira B. Joseph (Executive Director) oversees PIRA’s European Energy and
Global LNG services. Prior to joining PIRA, he worked at Energy Intelligence Group as editor-in-chief of World Gas Intelligence and senior editor of Petroleum Intelligence Weekly. Mr. Joseph holds a BA from the University of Michigan and an MA in international economics from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International
Studies.
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David A. Zinamon (Managing Director) specializes in refinery operations,
NGLs, and the environment. He authors PIRA’s monthly NGL forecast and is responsible for the
World Refinery
Database. Prior to joining PIRA in 1984, he worked at Chem Systems, Celanese Chemical, GAF Corp., and
Airco. Mr. Zinamon has a BCHE from City College of New York and an MBA from Rutgers University.
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Richard (Rick) Joswick (Managing Director) develops PIRA’s outlook for crude and product pricing, refinery margins, and inter-regional supply balances. He joined PIRA after a 20-year stint with ExxonMobil in supply logistics, planning, refining, and research. Mr. Joswick has MS and BS degrees in chemical engineering from Rutgers University.
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F.W.A. (Bill) Fuller (Sr. Director) had over 30 years of energy forecasting and analytical experience with Exxon International before joining PIRA in 1997. He oversees PIRA’s analysis and forecasting of near-term industry oil balances, with particular emphasis on international supplies. Mr. Fuller has a BS in chemical engineering from Cornell University.
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Dr. Gary Eisen (Sr. Director) has over 20 years of economic forecasting experience and is responsible for PIRA’s near-term petroleum product demand forecasting. Previously, he was Manager of Economic Research for Louis Dreyfus Energy. Dr. Eisen has a PhD in economics from the New School of Social Research and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.
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Richard M. Redash (Managing Director) focuses on short-term North American natural gas market fundamentals, co-authoring the Gas Flash Weekly and Gas Forecast Monthly. Prior to PIRA, Mr. Redash was a market analyst at NYMEX and Consolidated Edison of New York. He has a bachelor’s of business administration from Pace University and an MBA from NYU.
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Harvey Harmon (Sr. Director) is a primary contributor to both PIRA’s North American Natural Gas and Global LNG groups. He joined PIRA after 25 years in analysis of gas demand, pipeline capacity, and transport, with emphasis on competition at various
citygates. Most recently he was the Director of Natural Gas Import/Export Activities and Senior LNG Policy Advisor at the U.S. DOE. Mr. Harmon holds an MS in ocean engineering from the University of Wisconsin and an MBA from the University of Texas.
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Michelle Patron (Sr. Director) oversees the global
political risk coverage. Prior to joining PIRA, Ms. Patron was a Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and conducted energy research at Deutsche Bank. She spent five years as an international policy advisor at the U.S. DOE, and has also held positions with the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, the International Energy Agency, and the White House. Ms. Patron holds a BA from Columbia and an MA from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.
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For more information:
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Please contact PIRA at 1-212-686-6808,
seminar@pira.com.
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