Energy Thinks with Tisha Schuller

Tisha Schuller welcomes Brian Schettler, partner at AE Industrial and head of AEI HorizonX, to the Energy Thinks Podcast. Brian led the founding and rollout of AEI HorizonX as the venture capital arm of Boeing.Tisha and Brian discuss:·      Technological innovations in sustainable aviation;·      The necessary bridge between traditional business and new forms of innovation;·      The place for incremental versus disruptive improvement;·      Leadership qualities required for energy transition leaders;·      Boeing and AEI HorizonX’s achievements in innovation;·      An intentional culture pivot at Boeing in 2017; and,·      Investment priorities and the trifecta that guides AEI HorizonX’s efforts.Brian has years of experience in aerospace, technology, and defense. He served as vice president of corporate strategy at Cobham and as manager of strategy and program operations in the Space and ISR Division at Northrop Grumman. In April 2017, he became the senior managing director of Boeing HorizonX Ventures and served in that position until August 2021 when the venture capital team created AEI HorizonX with AE Industrial. He also is the chairman of the board at Wisk, a joint venture between The Boeing Company and Kitty Hawk Corporation. Brian has an MBA from the University of Maryland and a B.S. in electrical and electronics engineering from Northwestern University.Subscribe here for Tisha's weekly "Both Things Are True" email newsletter. Follow all things Adamantine Energy at www.energythinks.com. Thanks to Lindsey Slaughter, Adán Rubio, and Michael Tanner who make the Energy Thinks podcast possible. [Interview recorded on May 12, 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 Alice Jackson, former president of Xcel Energy - Colorado, to the Energy Thinks Podcast. Since the recording of this episode, Alice has been promoted to chief planning officer and senior vice president of System Strategy at Xcel Energy.Tisha and Alice discuss:·      Xcel’s affordability and reliability guardrails around energy transition efforts;·      Three strategic principles for engaging employees amid the transition;·      Team development and the natural tension of balancing current and future system needs;·      The value of listening to communities to find a shared path forward;·      Xcel’s dedicated workers and the pride they have for delivering life essential services; and,·      A huge solar project!Listen here for the Coal at Sunset: A Colorado Town in Transition podcast mentioned in this episode.Alice started working in GTT and IT positions at companies including Enron Energy Services and Oxy, Inc. before becoming director of energy ventures at Oxy in 2004. She became the regional VP of rates and regulatory affairs at Xcel in Amarillo, TX in 2011 and served in the same position a few years later in Denver, CO. While in Denver in 2016, Alice earned the title of VP of strategic revenue initiatives, which she held until May 2018 when she became president of Xcel in Colorado. She also has been a board member of the American Red Cross (donate here) since 2015. Alice has a B.S. in management information systems from Texas A&M University and has completed the Program for Leadership Development at Harvard Business School.Subscribe here for Tisha's weekly "Both Things Are True" email newsletter. Follow all things Adamantine Energy at www.energythinks.com. Thanks to Lindsey Slaughter, Adán Rubio, and Michael Tanner who make the Energy Thinks podcast possible. [Interview recorded on May 6, 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 Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colo., and Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., to the Energy Thinks Podcast.Tisha and the senators discuss:·      The value of bipartisan collaboration;·      Milestones from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act;·      Energy transition perspectives from Colorado and Louisiana;·      How oil and gas leaders can build trust with political leaders;·      Hydrogen hubs, CCUS, and other innovations; and,·      Geopolitical relations and the need to supply the world with  the cleanest moleculesSenator Hickenlooper’s role in politics began in 2003 when he was elected Denver mayor and served in that position for eight years. He served as the governor of Colorado from Jan. 2011 to Jan. 2019 before being elected to the U.S. Senate in 2021. Prior to his time in politics, Hickenlooper founded Wynkoop Brewing Company in 1987. He also worked as a geologist at Buckhorn Petroleum from 1981 to 1986. Hickenlooper has a master’s in geology and earth science and a B.A. in English language and literature from Wesleyan University.Senator Cassidy’s work in politics started when he was elected to the Louisiana State Senate in 2006. He later was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2008 before earning his current Senate seat in 2014. As part of the Louisiana State University School of Medicine, Cassidy taught medical students and residents at Earl K. Long Hospital in 1990. He also co-founded the Greater Baton Rouge Community Clinic during this time. Cassidy has a B.S. from LSU and an M.D. from the LSU School of Medicine.Subscribe here for Tisha's weekly "Both Things Are True" email newsletter. Follow all things Adamantine Energy at www.energythinks.com. Thank you to the staff in Senator Hickenlooper and Senator Cassidy’s office for making this bipartisan collaboration possible! Thanks to Adamantine’s Kayla Dolan for her invaluable assistance. Thanks to Lindsey Slaughter, Adán Rubio, and Michael Tanner who make the Energy Thinks podcast possible. [Interview recorded on May 3, 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 Harry Bowcott, senior partner at McKinsey & Company in London, to the Energy Thinks Podcast.Tisha and Harry discuss:·      The complicated and messy world view of realistic climate action;·      Interdependence and interconnectedness themes around climate resilience;·      COP26’s influence on net zero as an operating principle for business;·      The need for oil and gas companies to build strategic resilience in certain volatility;·      Change stories articulating company aspirations;·      Government and business collaboration and the mobilization of finance; and,·      Storytelling as a leadership tool.Reports and content referenced in this episode:·      IPCC: Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of Climate Change·      IPCC: Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability·      Powered by data, driven by people: The travel sector’s future·      Protecting people from a changing climate: The case for resilience·      Diversity Wins report·      Opportunities for UK businesses in the net-zero transition·      Women in the Workplace report·      Keynote for the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week SummitHarry leads McKinsey’s sustainability practice in the UK and Ireland and is the company’s people leader in these countries. He also leads the company’s U.N. Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP) process and its relationship with the United Nation’s High-Level Climate Champions. In addition to his work in sustainability, Harry leads data analytics for McKinsey’s Travel, Transport & Logistics Practice and the London office’s Travel, Transport & Logistics Practice and Aerospace & Defense Practice. He also serves on the board of Navimeter, a data analytics tool that can predict more accurate port-time arrivals and improve asset utilization via global vessel tracking. Prior to his start at McKinsey in 2004, Harry served as brand manager at Proctor & Gamble for seven years. He has an M.A. in history from the University of Oxford and a M.Phil. in history from the University of Cambridge.Subscribe here for Tisha's weekly "Both Things Are True" email newsletter. Follow all things Adamantine Energy at www.energythinks.com. Thanks to Lindsey Slaughter, Adán Rubio, and Michael Tanner who make the Energy Thinks podcast possible. [Interview recorded on April 21, 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 and Alan Armstrong, president and CEO of Williams, discuss creating our energy future together as the keynote speakers for the 2022 Young Pipeline Professionals USA Symposium.Tisha and Alan discuss:·      Their vision for a clean energy future;·      Millennials’ and Gen Z’s role in the pipeline industry;·      The need for pipeline professionals to innovate and spark positive change;·      Employee interconnectivity and the value of new ideas;·      Williams’ strides in decarbonization;·      The benefits of unassailable emissions data for company reputation; and,·      Collaboration with government on energy policy.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 earned 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 boards for various organizations 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.Subscribe here for Tisha's weekly "Both Things Are True" email newsletter. Follow all things Adamantine Energy at www.energythinks.com. Thanks to Lindsey Slaughter, Adán Rubio, and Michael Tanner who make the Energy Thinks podcast possible. [Interview recorded on April 7, 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 records a mini-episode testing out an idea for her newest book for the Energy Thinks podcast audience.Tisha is the CEO of Adamantine Energy, where she consults private clients from Fortune 100 energy companies to non-profit environmental organizations in energy policy, business strategy, politics, and community engagement. In Season 4 of the Energy Thinks podcast, she is talking to game-changing leaders in and around the oil and gas industry to prepare for her new book about companies translating decarbonization aspiration into action. Tisha has written two books: Accidentally Adamant (2018) and The Gamechangers Playbook (2020). In addition to hosting the Energy Thinks Podcast, she continues to author the company’s weekly Both of These Things Are True newsletters.Subscribe here for Tisha's weekly "Both Things Are True" email newsletter. Follow all things Adamantine Energy at www.energythinks.com. Thanks to Lindsey Slaughter, Adán Rubio, and Michael Tanner who make the Energy Thinks podcast possible. [Interview recorded on March 31, 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

Matt Kolesar, chief environmental scientist at ExxonMobil, talks with Tisha Schuller about Exxon's role in the energy transition, decarbonization roadmaps, addressing methane emissions, inspiring diverse talent, and their $15 billion commitment to emissions-reduction projects.

Tisha Schuller welcomes Mark Brownstein, senior vice president of the Energy Program at the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), to the Energy Thinks Podcast. Tisha and Mark discuss:·        Reporting actual emissions data rather than estimates;·        EDF’s methane-detection satellite making emissions data accessible for all;·        The Oil and Gas Climate Initiative and the industry’s commitment to methane mitigation;·        Shifting from a focus on CO2 to also addressing methane;·        EDF’s recruitment of multilingual employees in the global energy industry;·        Addressing hydrogen’s role; and,·        What makes a compelling oil and gas leader as a partner.Prior to joining EDF as managing director of business partnerships in 2006, Mark held two director positions at the Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG). In addition to working at PSEG, he served as an air quality regulator with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. Mark was an adjunct professor who taught energy policy and energy project finance courses at the Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs and the New York University Law School, respectively. Mark has a law degree from the University of Michigan and a B.A. in history and political theory from Vassar College. Subscribe here for Tisha's weekly "Both Things Are True" email newsletter. Follow all things Adamantine Energy at www.energythinks.com. Thanks to Lindsey Slaughter, Adán Rubio, and Michael Tanner who make the Energy Thinks podcast possible. [Interview recorded on February 24, 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 Martha Hall Findlay, chief climate officer at Suncor, to the Energy Thinks Podcast. Tisha and Martha discuss:·        Proactively engaging with government’s around decarbonization to be a part of the solution;·        The company’s 20-year support of a carbon price;·        Suncor doubling down on sustainability leadership;·        Cultivating trust and performance as oil and gas leaders; and,·        The palpable excitement amid the energy transition.Martha was appointed Suncor’s first chief climate officer at the beginning of February 2022. Before her start at the company as a chief sustainability officer in January 2020, Martha served as the president and CEO at the Canada West Foundation. She has also held positions as an executive fellow at The School of Public Policy and as chief legal officer at EnStream LP from 2011 to 2016. Prior to these roles, she represented Toronto as a Member of Parliament from 2008 to 2011. Martha has an undergraduate degree from the law school at York University and was admitted to the bar in Ontario in 1988. She received a BA in international relations and an Institute of Corporate Directors designation from the University of Toronto. Subscribe here for Tisha's weekly "Both Things Are True" email newsletter. Follow all things Adamantine Energy at www.energythinks.com. Thanks to Lindsey Slaughter, Adán Rubio, and Michael Tanner who make the Energy Thinks podcast possible. [Interview recorded on February 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 Chase Lochmiller and Cully Cavness, co-founders of Crusoe Energy Systems, to the Energy Thinks Podcast. Crusoe provides companies flare mitigation by redirecting flare gas to power computation. Tisha, Chase, and Cully discuss:·       Using excess natural gas to power computer processing, including digital currency; ·       Developing a company that is a magnet for talent; ·       Cultivating an idea meritocracy and tapping into an organization’s collective genius;·       Leading three distinct workforces within one culture;·       Focusing on DEI in recruiting;·       Approaching innovation incrementally; and, ·       Building Crusoe’s sustainable and economic business strategy. Prior to becoming the CEO of Crusoe in 2018, Chase Lochmiller utilized his skills in computer science as a quantitative researcher at GETCO and Jump Trading. He also served as a general partner at Polychain Capital. Chase has a master’s in computer science with a specialization in artificial intelligence from Stanford University and undergraduate degrees in math and physics from MIT.Cully Cavness, president of Crusoe, puts his financial and leadership experience in the oil and gas sector to use. He has served in multiple positions including business development manager at Recurrent Engineering, CFO at Sword & Plough, and associate of energy investment banking at Petrie Partners. He was the vice president at Highlands Natural Resources for two years before. Cully has an MBA from the University of Oxford and a BA in geology from Middlebury College. He also completed the Executive Education program for Strategic Negotiations, Transaction Design, and Negotiation at Harvard Business School.Subscribe here for Tisha's weekly "Both Things Are True" email newsletter. Follow all things Adamantine Energy at www.energythinks.com. Thanks to Lindsey Slaughter, Adán Rubio, and Michael Tanner who make the Energy Thinks podcast possible. [Interview recorded on February 9, 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