Energy Thinks with Tisha Schuller

Tisha Schuller welcomes Pierce Norton, president and CEO of ONEOK, to the Real Decarbonization podcast. Listeners will hear Pierce give his perspective on the energy transformation that will happen over the next 10 years. Pierce previously was president and CEO of ONE Gas for several years. Before January 2014, he served as executive vice president, commercial, of ONEOK and ONEOK Partners. At the company, Pierce held other roles including executive VP and COO of ONEOK and ONEOK Partners. In 2002, he was named president of Bear Paw Energy, now ONEOK Rockies Midstream. Before starting at Bear Paw Energy as VP of business development, Pierce served in positions at KN Energy and American Oil and Gas. In 1982, he started his career in the natural gas industry at Delhi Gas Pipeline. Pierce has a B.S. in mechanical engineering from the University of Alabama and is a graduate of the Harvard Business School’s Advanced Management Program.Follow all things Adamantine Energy and subscribe to Tisha's weekly Both of These Things Are True email newsletter at www.energythinks.com.Thanks to Adán Rubio who makes the Real Decarbonization podcast possible.[Interview recorded on April 12, 2023] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tishaschuller.substack.com

Tisha Schuller welcomes Kayla Dolan, director of policy and strategy at Adamantine Energy, to the Real Decarbonization podcast. Tisha and Kayla discuss their experiences observing a focus group about a hypothetical direct air capture project in a politically conservative town in Wyoming. Check out the Both of These Things Are True edition “Don’t Take Wyoming for Granted (or MT, TX or ND)” (https://energythinks.com/dont-take-wyoming-for-granted-or-mt-tx-or-nd/) for more on their takeaways on effectively engaging with rural communities.Prior to joining Adamantine, Kayla worked as an advisor for members of the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives, focusing primarily on energy and environment issues. She most recently served as policy advisor to Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy, managing and leading the senator’s energy and environment portfolio, advising the senator during Congress’ unprecedented response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and helping to shape the Energy Act of 2020. Her work included establishing the first natural gas carbon capture research, development, and demonstration program at the Department of Energy and modernizing the department’s technology commercialization activities. Kayla holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from High Point University.Follow all things Adamantine Energy and subscribe to Tisha's weekly Both of These Things Are True email newsletter at www.energythinks.com.Thanks to Adán Rubio who makes the Real Decarbonization podcast possible.[Interview recorded on March 14, 2023] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tishaschuller.substack.com

Tisha Schuller welcomes Dan Harple, founder and CEO of Context Labs, to the Real Decarbonization podcast. Listeners will hear Dan’s unique perspective on how energy companies can build confidence in their real decarbonization strategies. Dan also relays insight from Context Labs board member Tom Peters and his many books of business management.Dan is a serial entrepreneur who has founded and built technologies, companies, and products that have been used by billions of Internet users. His current company, Context Labs, is dedicated to sourcing, organizing, and contextualizing the world’s ESG information together with its subsidiary, SphericalAnalytics (S|A), a firm founded in partnership with Jeremy Grantham’s Environmental Trust. Context Labs is Dan’s sixth company, and his previous technology ventures resulted in mergers with companies including Netscape and Oracle. He has a Master of Science from MIT, where he was a Sloan Fellow, and bachelor’s degrees in mechanical engineering and psychology from the University of Rhode Island.Follow all things Adamantine Energy and subscribe to Tisha's weekly Both of These Things Are True email newsletter at www.energythinks.com.Thanks to Adán Rubio who makes the Real Decarbonization podcast possible.[Interview recorded on March 13, 2023] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tishaschuller.substack.com

Tisha Schuller welcomes Moji Karimi, cofounder and CEO of Cemvita, to the Real Decarbonization podcast. Listeners will hear Moji’s thoughts on Tisha’s book, decarbonization partnerships, and leadership within a startup.Before founding Cemvita in 2018, Moji was a business development manager at Biota Technology (2016 to 2018). He has served as a product launch manager, a drilling product line champion, and an application engineer at Weatherford (2012 to 2015). He also was a casing drilling research engineer at Tesco Corporation for two years. Moji is a board member for CleanTX and an advisor for ComboCurve. He has a bachelor’s in drilling engineering from the Petroleum University of Technology in Iran and a master’s in petroleum engineering from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, where he worked as a research assistant.Follow all things Adamantine Energy and subscribe to Tisha's weekly Both of These Things Are True email newsletter at www.energythinks.com.Thanks to Adán Rubio who makes the Real Decarbonization podcast possible.[Interview recorded on Feb. 27, 2023] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tishaschuller.substack.com

Tisha Schuller welcomes Nick Dell’Osso, president and CEO of Chesapeake Energy, to the Real Decarbonization podcast. Listeners will hear Nick discuss Chesapeake’s approach to reducing the industry’s carbon footprint while meeting consumer’s energy supply needs.Before becoming CEO at Chesapeake in October 2021, Nick served as the company’s EVP and CFO for over a decade (2010 to 2021). Prior to that, he was the VP of Finance and CFO of Chesapeake Midstream Development (2008 to 2010). He also worked as an energy investment banker at Jeffries (2006 to 2008) and Banc of America Securities (2004 to 2006). Nick has an economics degree from Boston College and an MBA from the University of Texas.Follow all things Adamantine Energy and subscribe to Tisha's weekly Both of These Things Are True email newsletter at www.energythinks.com.Thanks to Adán Rubio who makes the Real Decarbonization podcast possible.[Interview recorded on Feb. 7, 2023] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tishaschuller.substack.com

Tisha Schuller welcomes Megan Hays, managing director at Kimmeridge, to the Real Decarbonization podcast. Listeners will hear Megan’s investor perspective on how oil and gas companies should approach net zero targets and expectations to decarbonize.Before her start at Kimmeridge in 2021, Megan was VP of investor relations at Cimarex Energy. She has served in other investor relations, ESG, and corporate communications roles, such as VP of investor relations and public affairs at Concho (2017 to 2021) and director of investor relations and corporate communications at Approach Resources (2013 to 2014). Megan serves on the advisory board of the Ralph Lowe Energy Institute at Texas Christian University’s (TCU) Neeley School of Business. She received a B.A. in political science and history from TCU and holds a certificate for the Executive Education for Sustainability Leadership program from Harvard’s School of Public Health.Follow all things Adamantine Energy and subscribe to Tisha's weekly Both of These Things Are True email newsletter at www.energythinks.com.Thanks to Adán Rubio who makes the Real Decarbonization podcast possible.[Interview recorded on Jan. 11, 2023] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tishaschuller.substack.com

Tisha Schuller welcomes Arnab Datta, senior counsel at Employ America, to the Real Decarbonization podcast. Listeners will hear Arnab talk about the importance of stable oil prices in maintaining an economy with tight labor markets and rising wages.Before his start at Employ America in 2020, Arnab worked on housing policy as a legislative fellow for Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO). He also was a law clerk on the Senate Judiciary Committee. Arnab has teaching experience from his time as a school leader and teacher in Bombay, India. He received a J.D. from the George Washington University Law School and a M.S. in Foreign Service from Georgetown University.Follow all things Adamantine Energy and subscribe to Tisha's weekly Both of These Things Are True email newsletter at www.energythinks.com.Thanks to Adán Rubio who makes the Real Decarbonization podcast possible.[Interview recorded on Jan. 10, 2023] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tishaschuller.substack.com

Tisha Schuller welcomes Chad Zamarin, who was promoted to executive vice president of corporate strategic development at Williams in January 2023, to the Real Decarbonization podcast. Listeners will hear Chad discuss how Williams is accelerating real decarbonization through investments, operations, and culture.Chad started at Williams as senior vice president of corporate strategic development in 2017. Before his time at Williams, he served as senior vice president and president of pipeline and midstream at Cheniere Energy. Prior to Cheniere Energy, Chad held positions including president of Pennant Midstream and COO at NiSource Midstream and NiSource Energy Ventures. He serves on the Department of Transportation’s Gas Pipeline Advisory Committee and is chairman of the Board of Directors of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America. Chad received a B.S. in metallurgical engineering from Purdue University and an MBA from the University of Houston.Follow all things Adamantine Energy and subscribe to Tisha's weekly "Both of These Things Are True" email newsletter at www.energythinks.com.Thanks to Adán Rubio who makes the Real Decarbonization podcast possible.[Interview recorded on Dec. 16, 2022] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tishaschuller.substack.com

Tisha Schuller welcomes Paula Gant, president and CEO of GTI Energy, to the Real Decarbonization podcast. Listeners will hear Paula emphasize the importance of leveraging innovation and collaborating with unconventional partners to accelerate economy-wide decarbonization.Paula started at GTI as senior vice president of strategy and innovation in 2019 before becoming president and CEO in 2022. Previously, Paula served in the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of International Affairs (2015 to 2017) and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oil and Natural Gas (2013 to 2015). She was senior vice president of policy and planning at the American Gas Association and vice president of government affairs at Duke Energy. She received a B.A. in economics from McNeese State University and a Ph.D. in economics from Auburn University.Follow all things Adamantine Energy and subscribe to Tisha's weekly "Both of These Things Are True" email newsletter at www.energythinks.com.Thanks to Adán Rubio who makes the Real Decarbonization podcast possible.[Interview recorded on Dec. 15, 2022] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tishaschuller.substack.com

Tisha Schuller welcomes Alan Armstrong, president and CEO of Williams, to the Real Decarbonization podcast. Listeners will hear about the meaningful work Williams is doing leading into a low-carbon future.Alan became CEO and president of Williams in January 2011 after working as the company’s SVP of Midstream operations. He started working at the company as an engineer in 1986 and later served in positions including VP of Gathering and Processing (1999-2002), VP of Commercial Development (1998-1999), VP of Retail Energy Services (1997-1998), and Director of Commercial Operations for midstream business in the Gulf Coast region (1995-1997). Alan serves on the National Petroleum Council where he is vice chair. He also is a member of many boards including the American Petroleum Institute, the Energy Infrastructure Council, and The Williams Foundation. Some of the boards he serves on are for educational organizations, such as the Board of Trustees for The University of Oklahoma Foundation and 3DE. Alan received a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the University of Oklahoma in 1985.Follow all things Adamantine Energy and subscribe to Tisha's weekly "Both of Things Are True" email newsletter at www.energythinks.com.Thanks to Lindsey Slaughter and Adán Rubio, who make the Real Decarbonization podcast possible.[Interview recorded on Nov. 28, 2022] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tishaschuller.substack.com