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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 energy
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. Gary has a PhD in economics from the City
University of New York.
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Dr. Mark A. 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. Mark 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, Gas
Trade 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. Greg is a graduate of Johns Hopkins University. He has
a BA and 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 in 1999, he worked at Energy
Intelligence Group as editor-in-chief of World Gas
Intelligence and senior editor of Petroleum Intelligence
Weekly. Ira 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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Allan M. Stewart (Executive Director)
directs the analysis of
North American electric power, coal and other related
fuel and emissions markets. Prior to joining PIRA in 1992,
Allan spent over 18 years with Consolidated Edison Company
in various senior positions. He earned a B.S. in civil
engineering at the State University of New York in Buffalo
and an M.B.A. in finance and investments from Adelphi
University; he has taken post-masters coursework in
economics at NYU.
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David A. Zinamon (Managing Director) specializes in
refinery operations, NGLs, and the environment. He authors
PIRA’s NGL Market
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. Dave
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 authors the
European Oil Market Forecast and was study leader for PIRA’s
Bottom of the Barrel and Heart of the Barrel studies. He
joined PIRA in 2004 after a 20-year stint with ExxonMobil in
supply logistics, planning, refining, and research. Rick has
MS and BS degrees in chemical engineering from Rutgers.
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Richard M. Redash (Managing Director) focuses on
short-term North American natural gas market fundamentals,
coauthoring the Gas Flash Weekly and Gas Forecast Monthly.
Prior to PIRA, Rich 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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Morris J. Greenberg (Managing Director)
develops short-term and long-term regional
electricity-pricing models based on detailed analysis of
North American electric supply, demand and pricing. He has
over 25 years of experience in consulting, planning and
finance. Prior to PIRA, he held senior positions at Lehman
Brothers and WEFA Energy Group. Morris has a B.S. in
economics from the Wharton School, University of
Pennsylvania, and an M.S. in economics from Temple
University.
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Roman Kramarchuk (Managing Director) heads
up PIRA’s
Greenhouse Gas Emissions and
North American
Environmental Markets services. Prior to joining PIRA in
2005, he helped develop the CAIR and CAMR (Mercury) Rules
and the BART Guidelines with the U.S. EPA’s Clean Air
Markets Division. Roman held prior positions at PG&E NEG and
with PA Consulting / PHB Hagler Bailly, and also spent
several years working on USAID- and World Bank-funded
projects. He has an M.P.P. from the Kennedy School of
Government at Harvard and a B.A. in economics and B.S.E. in
systems engineering from the University of Pennsylvania.
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Frederick 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. Bill 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. Gary has a PhD in economics from the New
School of Social Research and is a Chartered Financial
Analyst.
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Harvey L. 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. Harvey 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 global
political risk coverage. Prior to joining PIRA in 2004,
Michelle 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. Michelle holds a BA from Columbia and an MA from
Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.
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Bruno Brunetti (Sr. Director) manages the
European Electricity
Service and is a contributor to the International Coal
Service and the European Emissions Trading System Market
Outlook. Prior to joining PIRA in 2001, he was at Caminus.
He began his career in strategic planning at Enel. He has
authored energy market studies and many articles, including
a significant contribution on the restructuring of the
Italian electricity market. Bruno graduated magna cum laude
in economics and management from Bari University (Italy) and
obtained a masters in energy economics from the ENSPM /
Institut Français du Pétrole (Paris).
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Daniel J. Klein (Sr. Director) heads up the
International Coal
Services and is the primary author of the International
Thermal Coal Market Forecast and International Coal Markets
Scorecard, as well as collaborating on the short- and
long-term outlooks for the U.S. Coal Market. Prior to
directing the International Coal Service, Dan was a member
of PIRA’s North American Electricity team, beginning in
2003. He has a B.A. in economics from Calvin College.
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Robert (Bob) Roth (Sr. Director) joined
PIRA in 2008 to lead PIRA’s U.S. coal market analysis. He is
responsible for the U.S. Coal Market Forecast, U.S. Coal
Stockpile Estimates as well as assisting with other coal and
electricity reports. Bob comes to PIRA from Louis Dreyfus
Highbridge Energy Services, where he led their U.S. coal and
emissions analytics. Prior to LDH, he served as Director of
Energy Economics at Peabody Energy. He began his career in
the electric power industry spending 15 years with Illinois
Power Company and Progress Energy Corp in a variety of
roles. He holds an M.S. and a B.S. in economics from
Illinois State University.
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