Energy Thinks with Tisha Schuller

Tisha Schuller welcomes Armond Cohen, president and co-founder of the Clean Air Task Force (CATF), to the Real Decarbonization podcast. Listeners will hear Armond’s thoughts on what makes a compelling oil and gas real decarbonization strategy.Armond served as a clerk for the Hon. Harlington Wood, Jr. on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit for about a year starting in 1982. The next year, he founded and directed the Energy Project at the Conservation Law Foundation. In 1996, Armond co-founded and became president of CATF. He also serves as a member of the Keystone Center Energy Board and a board member of the Nuclear Innovation Alliance. Armond has an A.B. in history from Brown University and a J.D. from Harvard Law School.Follow all things Adamantine Energy and subscribe to Tisha's weekly "Both 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 Oct. 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

Tisha Schuller welcomes Kevin Krausert, CEO and co-founder of Avatar Innovations, to the Real Decarbonization podcast. Listeners will hear Kevin’s thoughts on the stellar opportunities for industry innovation and what comes next for real decarbonization.Kevin started his career working on oil rigs for Beaver Drilling Ltd. in 2004 and worked his way to CEO in 2017. In November 2020, he co-founded Avatar with Bryan Trudel and now leads as the company’s CEO. Kevin has a B.S. in neuroscience from McGill University and an MBA from the Global Energy Executive MBA program at the University of Calgary’s Haskayne School of Business.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 Lindsey Slaughter and Adán Rubio, who make the Real Decarbonization podcast possible.[Interview recorded on October 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 Matt Gallagher, president and CEO of Greenlake Energy Ventures, to the Real Decarbonization podcast. Listeners will hear Matt’s thoughts on Tisha’s new book, Real Decarbonization, and what comes next for current and emerging oil and gas leaders. Matt started his career as an engineer at Pioneer Natural Resources in 2005. Five years later, he joined Parsley Energy to build the engineering department. He held many roles at Parsley, including vice president, COO, and president, before becoming CEO in 2019. At the start of 2021, Matt founded Greenlake Energy Ventures and leads as president and CEO. He also serves on the boards of Pioneer and Chesapeake Energy. Matt has a B.S. in petroleum engineering from the Colorado School of Mines.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 Lindsey Slaughter and Adán Rubio, who make the Real Decarbonization podcast possible.[Interview recorded on October 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 Toby Rice, president and CEO of EQT Corporation, to the Energy Thinks podcast.Tisha and Toby discuss:·      EQT’s environmental-centric approach to unleashing U.S. LNG;·      The global decarbonization race;·      The energy industry’s role in addressing climate;·      His vision for the “greenest initiative on the planet”;·      Qualities needed for rising leaders to build trust; and,·      Motivation resulting from workplace culture.Toby’s experience as an executive in the industry started in 2007 when he co-founded Rice Energy with his brothers. Up until 2017 when the company was acquired by EQT, he held various positions, including CEO, president, COO, and board member. Along with serving as the president and CEO of EQT since 2019, he serves as a partner at Rice Investment Group. Toby has a B.S. in chemistry from Rollins 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 June 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 Vicki Hollub, president and CEO of Occidental, to the Energy Thinks Podcast. Oxy is one of the largest oil producers in the U.S. and a leading producer in the offshore Gulf of Mexico and the Permian and DJ basins.Tisha and Vicki discuss:·      Oxy’s role as a carbon management business;·      Key qualities for leaders amid the energy transition;·      Effective collaboration with non-traditional allies;·      Vicki’s revelation during her 2018 meeting with the pope;·      Oxy’s DAC project in the Permian and synergies with the chemicals business;·      The balance between current operations and the demands of the energy future; and,·      The importance of inclusivity and belonging in a company.Vicki’s career began at Cities Service, which later was acquired by Oxy. She held various vice presidency positions and was responsible for operations in multiple countries at Oxy, which has assets primarily in the U.S., Middle East, and North Africa and conducts various midstream operations. In May 2016, she became president and CEO of the company, where she continues to serve as a member of its board of directors. Vicki received a B.S. in mineral engineering from the University of Alabama in 1981 and was inducted into the 2016 class of Distinguished Engineering Fellows.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 June 13, 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

In this special edition of Energy Thinks, hear Tisha Schuller’s conversation on the #hottakeoftheday podcast with host David Ramsden-Wood, a.k.a. DRW.DRW started his career in the energy industry as a reservoir engineer at Anadarko in 2001. He later became the co-founder and COO of OneEnergy Partners, which was sold in November 2018. In an effort to publish his book, “What the F@&K is Wrong with Everybody Else? (What They Didn’t Teach You in Business School),” he started posting his “hot take of the day” on LinkedIn. From this, the #hottakeoftheday became a website and podcast. DRW has a B.E. in chemical engineering from the University of Calgary and an MBA from Cornell University.Subscribe here for Tisha's weekly "Both Things Are True" email newsletter.Follow all things Adamantine Energy at www.energythinks.com.Special thanks to DRW for letting Adamantine share this episode with its audience. Thanks to Lindsey Slaughter, Adán Rubio, and Michael Tanner who make the Energy Thinks podcast possible.[Interview originally published on May 20, 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 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