Chief Researcher at the Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth and the Leader of its Systems Analysis Group Keigo is a Chief Researcher at the Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth and the Leader of its…

Keigo is a Chief Researcher at the Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth and the Leader of its Systems Analysis Group. He is a member of several advisory bodies on energy and environmental policy for the Japanese government. He is also an Associate Member of the Science Council of Japan. 

Professor at the Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Tokyo Jun is a Professor at the Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Tokyo. He has been a Counselor at…

Jun is a Professor at the Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Tokyo. He has been a Counselor at the Japanese Delegation to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), and Head of the Country Studies Division at the International Energy Agency. He participated in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) negotiation as a chief negotiator.

Senior analysis and planning consultant with Saudi Aramco Mustafa is currently a senior analysis and planning consultant with Saudi Aramco and a research associate of the Massachusetts Institute…

Mustafa is currently a senior analysis and planning consultant with Saudi Aramco and a research associate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change. Mustafa previously worked for MIT and the Arab Planning Institute. 

Government Affairs Lead at the World Economic Forum's Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Mark Caine is Government Affairs Lead at the World Economic Forum’s Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution. He was formerly…

Mark Caine is Government Affairs Lead at the World Economic Forum's Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution. He was formerly Special Adviser for Infrastructure and Energy at the African Union Commission, and Policy Adviser for Energy and Environment at the United Kingdom’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

David Hobbs was formerly KAPSARC’s Vice President of Research, having previously served as Chief Energy Strategist and Head of Research…

David Hobbs was formerly KAPSARC’s Vice President of Research, having previously served as Chief Energy Strategist and Head of Research at what is now IHS Markit. Prior to joining IHS Markit, David spent nearly two decades in the oil and gas industry, predominantly in Europe, the Americas and Asia. 

former Member of the European Parliament (MEP) (1999-2014) and a specialist in communication and consultancy in European Union affairs Eija-Riitta is a former Member of the European Parliament (MEP) (1999-2014) and a specialist in communication and consultancy in European…

Eija-Riitta is a former Member of the European Parliament (MEP) (1999-2014) and a specialist in communication and consultancy in European Union affairs. She is currently a Delegate of the Consultative Commission on Industrial Change (CCMI) at the European Economic and Social Committee in Brussels. 

Senior Advisor to the Board of Trustees Adam Sieminski was appointed Senior Advisor to the KAPSARC Board of Trustees in August 2021. Prior to this, he was…

Adam Sieminski was appointed Senior Advisor to the KAPSARC Board of Trustees in August 2021. Prior to this, he was the president of KAPSARC for three years. Before joining KAPSARC, Mr. Sieminski held the James R. Schlesinger Chair for Energy and Geopolitics at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Prior to that, he was a non-resident senior advisor to the CSIS Energy and National Security Program. He also served as the administrator of the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) from 2012 to 2017 and was the senior director for energy and environment on the staff of the United States National Security Council.

Earlier in his career, Mr. Sieminski was Deutsche Bank’s chief energy economist and the senior energy analyst for NatWest Securities. In 2006, he was appointed to the National Petroleum Council (NPC), where he helped co-author NPC’s global oil and gas study.

Mr. Sieminski’s membership of leading policy and research organizations includes the roles of senior fellow and former president of the U.S. Association for Energy Economics, and president of the U.S. National Association of Petroleum Investment Analysts.

He formerly served as an advisory board member of the Global Energy and Environment Initiative at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies, as chairman of the Supply-Demand Committee of the Independent Petroleum Association of America, and as a member of the Strategic Energy Task Force of the Council on Foreign Relations.

He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation and holds both an undergraduate degree in civil engineering and a master’s degree in public administration from Cornell University.

Senior Fellow of the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies, Potsdam, Germany Nico is Senior Fellow of the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies, Potsdam, Germany, a fellow of the Royal Society (Canada)…

Nico is Senior Fellow of the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies, Potsdam, Germany, a fellow of the Royal Society (Canada) and a fellow of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts. He is one of the authors of the set of Hartwell papers on climate policy. 

General Manager, Climate Change Policy Group at JFE Steel Corporation, and the Chairman of Working Group on International Environmental Strategy, KEIDANREN (Japan Business Federation) Mr. Tezuka is General Manager, Climate Change Policy Group at JFE Steel Corporation, and the Chairman of Working Group on…

Mr. Tezuka is General Manager, Climate Change Policy Group at JFE Steel Corporation, and the Chairman of Working Group on International Environmental Strategy, KEIDANREN (Japan Business Federation). Since 2007, Mr. Tezuka has been in charge of Climate Change issues and involved in environmental and energy policy.

Chairman and CEO at the Institute of Energy Economics (IEEJ), Japan Masakazu is Chairman and CEO at the Institute of Energy Economics (IEEJ), Japan. He is also an adviser to the…

Masakazu is Chairman and CEO at the Institute of Energy Economics (IEEJ), Japan. He is also an adviser to the King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC), Accenture, the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies (OIES), the Pacific International Center for High Technology Research Center (PICHTR), and the Brunei National Energy Research Institute (BNERI).

Former Research Fellow Eric has over 20 years of experience as an energy and environmental economist focusing on energy and climate change policy,…

Eric has over 20 years of experience as an energy and environmental economist focusing on energy and climate change policy, energy systems analysis, and climate change mitigation and adaptation options. Eric was managing the writing and publication of a series of reports on Circular Carbon Economy to be delivered to the G20 this year. The reports are written by International Organizations, including the International Energy Agency (IEA), the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD), the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA), and the Global CCS Institute (GCCSI). Eric was previously acting Program Director for the Climate Change and Environment program at KAPSARC. Before joining KAPSARC, Eric worked as an economist with the North Carolina Utilities Commission and was a consultant at the OECD. Eric has previously worked in the United Nations, academic research institutes, think tanks, and government.