Energy Thinks with Tisha Schuller

Tisha Schuller welcomes Nile Garritson, portfolio manager at CalSTRS, to the Energy Thinks podcast. Tisha and Nile met when they co-spoke on “The Evolution of ESG” panel at the Barclay’s Energy CEO conference in September 2024.

CalSTRS is the California State Teachers' Retirement System. Founded in 1913, CalSTRS manages one of the largest pension funds in the U.S., serving over 1 million members, including teachers and education staff across California.

Nile has a long track record investing in the energy industry, with experience in fundamental research and a focus on low-carbon and net-zero solutions.

Nile received a bachelor’s degree and an MBA from the University of Southern California.

Watch the video on YouTube to see Tisha and Nile discuss The Moment.

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Thanks to Kayla Chieves who makes the Energy Thinks podcast possible.

[Interview recorded on October 31, 2024]

Tisha Schuller welcomes John Dabbar, managing director of low carbon technologies at ConocoPhillips, to the Energy Thinks podcast. The low carbon team at ConocoPhillips evaluates opportunities and technologies that can closely integrate with the company’s global operations, markets, and competencies. John led the National Petroleum Council (NPC) study released in April 2024 “Charting the Course: Reducing GHG Emissions From The U.S. Natural Gas Supply Chain,” which was requested by Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm.

Prior to his current role, John has two decades of experience at ConocoPhillips where he previously served as VP of federal and state government affairs, global marine manager and VP, Russia and Caspian transportation.

John sailed as an engineer on commercial vessels and served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy Reserve for 10 years. He received a Marine Engineering degree from Maritime College and an MBA in finance from St. Mary’s College.

In his free time, John volunteers as a member of the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS).

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John recently led the “Charting the Course: Reducing GHG Emissions From The U.S. Natural Gas Supply Chain,” report.

Watch the video on YouTube to see Tisha and John discuss The Moment.

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Thanks to Kayla Chieves who makes the Energy Thinks podcast possible.

[Interview recorded on October 17, 2024]

Tisha Schuller welcomes Austin Knight, vice president, hydrogen at Chevron to the Energy Thinks podcast.

Austin received an electrical engineering bachelor’s degree from Texas A&M and completed his master’s in business administration from Texas McCombs School of Business. He completed the Centre for Management Development executive education program from the London Business School.

As the vice president for Chevron New Energies, Austin is responsible for accelerating Chevron’s lower carbon business prospects, including the commercialization of Chevron’s hydrogen business opportunities.

Prior to joining Chevron, Austin served as the vice president, Large Industries World Business Line for Air Liquide, a world leader in industrial gases, supplying over 400 global customers with oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen and syngas.

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Austin recently led the National Petroleum Council Harnessing Hydrogen report. Stakeholder engagement findings can be found on npc.org.

You can learn more about the Advanced Clean Energy Storage (ACES) hydrogen project in Delta, Utah here.

Watch the video on YouTube to see Tisha and Austin discuss The Moment.

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Thanks to Kayla Chieves who makes the Energy Thinks podcast possible.

[Interview recorded on October 1, 2024]

Tisha Schuller welcomes Naomi Boness, managing director of both the Standford University Natural Gas and Hydrogen Initiatives to the Energy Thinks podcast.

Prior to her role at Stanford, Naomi held technical and management positions at Chevron for over a decade where she most recently worked in upstream strategy and portfolio analysis, with particular emphasis on North America shale gas and global LNG projects.

Naomi received a Bachelor of Science from the University of Leeds, a Master of Science from Indiana University Bloomington, and a PhD in Geophysics from Stanford University.

She currently serves on many boards such as The Energy Leadership Institute, OpenMinds, Inc., Babcock & Wilcox, Ambient Fuels, LLC., geCKo Matericals, Aemetis, and Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas.

Naomi is an advisor for Ammobia, Partnership to Address Global Emissions, Veriten, and EvolOH.

In her free time, Naomi volunteers as an educator at interview workshops at Wardrobe for Opportunity in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Watch the video on YouTube to see Naomi’s special furry-friend and co-worker, Ginny!

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Thanks to Kayla Chieves who makes the Energy Thinks podcast possible.

[Interview recorded on September 16, 2024]

Tisha Schuller welcomes Matt Kolesar, chief environmental scientist at ExxonMobil to the Energy Thinks podcast. Matt received a bachelor’s degree from The University of Akron and completed executive leadership training at the University of Michigan in June 2023.

Matt is an internationally recognized 26-year ExxonMobil veteran who leads global advocacy and issue management of methane and flaring. He also manages corporate sustainability focus areas for water, land and habitat, and operational waste.

Mentioned in the episode:

Both of These Things Are True: The Offense Myth

ExxonMobil’s Global Outlook.

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Thanks to Kayla Chieves who makes the Energy Thinks podcast possible.

[Interview recorded on August 27, 2024]

Tisha Schuller welcomes Scott Hallam, president and CEO at Boardwalk Pipelines to the Energy Thinks podcast. Scott joined Boardwalk in September of 2023 with over two decades of upstream, midstream, and downstream experience in the natural gas industry. Prior to joining Boardwalk's leadership Scott held various leadership roles in operations, commercial, engineering, construction, environmental, and safety.

Listeners will hear the importance of asking the right questions: with company leadership, with stakeholders, and with leaders concerned about the energy future. Scott relates this analogy to one of his favorite movies, Moneyball, which is also a New York Times Bestseller. Scott discusses his takeaways from the midcontinent independent system operator (MISO) reliability imperative report released in February 2024.

Scott received a bachelor’s degree from Ashland University as well as an MS and MBA from the University of Findlay. He currently serves on the Southern Gas Association Board of Directors and is the Executive Board chair through December 2024. Scott also serves on the Board of Trustees of the United Way of Greater Houston and on the Board of Directors of The Santiago Partnership.

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Thanks to Kayla Chieves who makes the Energy Thinks podcast possible.

[Interview recorded on August 14, 2024]

Tisha Schuller welcomes Amy Cradic, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Non-Utility Businesses, Strategy and External Affairs, at New Jersey Resources, to the Energy Thinks podcast. Amy is responsible for providing leadership, management, and vision to NJR Clean Energy Ventures, NJR Energy Services, and NJR Midstream while also overseeing the company’s Corporate Strategy, Government Affairs, Communications and Sustainability functions. Listeners will hear how Amy leverages her past experience in government into the private energy sector. She holds a bachelor’s degree in communications from The College of New Jersey, an MA in communications from the New York University and an Advanced Management Program Certificate from Harvard.

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Thanks to Kayla Chieves who makes the Energy Thinks podcast possible.

[Interview recorded on May 13, 2024]

Tisha Schuller welcomes Shawn Patterson, President and CEO at Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, to the Energy Thinks podcast. Listeners will hear how Shawn sees opportunities within all risks. Shawn holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and an MBA from the University of Notre Dame. He serves on the boards of ONE Future, the Southern Gas Association, the Greater Owensboro Chamber of Commerce, and the Regional Water Resource Agency.

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Thanks to Kayla Chieves who makes the Energy Thinks podcast possible.

[Interview recorded on April 30, 2024]

Tisha Schuller welcomes Federica Berra, senior vice president of Air bp, one of the world’s leading suppliers of aviation fuel products and services, to the Energy Thinks podcast. Listeners will hear about how the aviation industry is working collaboratively to push towards their goal of net zero by 2050 in part through sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) development.

Federica is an internationally recognized expert in the natural gas, LNG, and power sectors. She joined bp in 2020 as the Senior Vice President of Integrated Gas & Power (IGP), a global team that plays a key role in developing infrastructure and access to new markets, integrating the natural gas and power value chains.

Federica holds an M.S. in chemical engineering from Sapienza Universita di Roma in Rome, Italy.

Tisha Schuller welcomes Albert Girgis, head of growth at EQT, to the Energy Thinks podcast. Listeners will hear about EQT’s grit, resilience, and laser focus to get things done.

Albert Girgis serves as EQT’s head of growth which is part of the new ventures practice that develops, supports, acquires, and invests in new low carbon supporting products and solutions that enhance the value of EQT’s base business. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Texas A&M University and an MBA from University of St. Thomas. Prior to EQT, Albert’s experience includes roles as vice president of commercials, vice president of strategic development and director or corporate strategic development at Williams and senior director for major project development at Cheniere.

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Thanks to Kayla Chieves who makes the Energy Thinks podcast possible.

[Interview recorded on April 2, 2024]