Tisha Schuller welcomes Matthew Yglesias, journalist and writer at Slow Boring, to the Energy Thinks podcast. Matt is a veteran internet content creator with an expertise in American politics and public policy. He is also a columnist for political and policy opinion at Bloomberg and the author of several books including One Billion Americans: The C…

In this solo episode, Tisha Schuller dives into two big ideas that are shaping the future of energy and the role of the oil and gas industry in a rapidly evolving world. Tisha explores what hasn't changed about energy, climate, and decarbonization, and what lessons industry can learn from the progressive left's journey, and how it relates to the en…

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 f…

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) st…

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 progra…

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 particu…

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 advoc…

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, comme…

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 ove…

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 th…

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 (S…

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…

Tisha Schuller welcomes Brian Hlavinka, vice president of new energy ventures at Williams, to the Energy Thinks podcast. Listeners will hear Brian’s insights and advice on how oil and gas companies can expedite success in their new energy ventures endeavors. Brian also speaks on the importance of partnerships between policy specialists and executiv…

Tisha Schuller welcomes Regina Mayor, global and U.S. head of energy and natural resources at KPMG, to the Energy Thinks podcast. Listeners will hear Regina’s insights into KPMG’s 2023 CEO Outlook survey including key takeaways for future proofing energy leaders. Regina also shares the energizing experience of attending COP28 and the inspired visio…

Tisha Schuller welcomes Diane Burman, New York State Public Service Commissioner, to the Energy Thinks podcast. Listeners will hear Diane’s thoughts about the personal, emotional, and unique relationship stakeholders have with energy. Diane also discusses her experience engaging in the hard conversations about the expectations of the energy future …

Tisha Schuller speaks with Saamir Elshihabi, principal lead of energy transition at the UAE Climate Change Special Envoy, on the Energy Thinks Podcast.

Tisha Schuller welcomes Arjun Murti, partner at Veriten and author of the “Super Spiked” newsletter, to the Energy Thinks podcast.

Tisha Schuller welcomes James Pethokoukis, senior fellow and the DeWitt Wallace Chair at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), to the Energy Thinks podcast. Listeners will hear James discuss the optimistic themes in his book, The Conservative Futurist (https://www.aei.org/research-products/book/the-conservative-futurist/), which will serve as in…

Tisha Schuller and Kelsey Grant welcome Alexia Kelly, managing director of the Carbon Policy and Markets Initiative at the High Tide Foundation, to the Energy Thinks podcast. Listeners will hear Alexia cover how carbon offsets—although controversial—can be an important part of a company’s decarbonization strategy. In her role at the High Tide Found…

Tisha Schuller and LaTorria Sims welcome Matthew Tejada, deputy assistant administrator for environmental justice (EJ) at the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights (OEJECR), to the Energy Thinks podcast. Listeners will hear Matthew cover the bravery required for effective community engagem…

Tisha Schuller welcomes Juan Manuel Rojas Payán, CEO of Promigas, to the Energy Thinks podcast. Listeners will hear Juan Manuel discuss the complex need for natural gas in Colombia and emphasize Promigas’ unique work to both expand natural gas access to address poverty and decarbonize their operations. Promigas, a company present in Colombia and Pe…

Tisha Schuller welcomes Robin Fielder, executive vice president of low carbon strategy and chief sustainability officer at Talos Energy, to the Energy Thinks podcast. Listeners will hear Robin cover Talos’ carbon capture and sequestration efforts along the Gulf Coast. Before her start at Talos at the end of 2021, Robin was president, CEO, and a mem…

Tisha Schuller welcomes Kristina Wyatt, chief sustainability officer at Persefoni, to the Energy Thinks podcast. Listeners will hear Kristina cover what she expects of the upcoming SEC climate disclosure rule. Kristina started at Persefoni in 2022 as senior vice president of Global Regulatory Climate Disclosure. Prior to her start at the company, s…

Tisha Schuller welcomes Guy Babbitt, co-founder and CEO of Czero, to the Energy Thinks podcast. Listeners will hear Guy discuss the latest from the front line of innovation that can help oil and gas companies lead into the energy future. Guy was the acting engineering director of Solix Biofuels. Before founding Czero, he served as the technical coo…

Tisha Schuller welcomes Roger Pielke Jr., professor of environmental studies at the University of Colorado (CU) Boulder, to the Energy Thinks podcast. Listeners will hear Roger discuss the impact of incremental progress in working toward a low-carbon future. Check out Roger’s books, The Honest Broker (https://sciencepolicy.colorado.edu/publications…

Tisha Schuller welcomes Rama Variankaval, global head of the Center for Carbon Transition at J.P. Morgan, to the Real Decarbonization podcast. Listeners will hear Rama’s perspective on how J.P. Morgan is navigating the political polarization around the energy transition and working with oil and gas companies to play a leadership role. Check out J.P…

Tisha Schuller welcomes Richard Newell, president and CEO of Resources for the Future (RFF), to the Real Decarbonization podcast. Listeners will hear Richard’s perspectives on what can be done to accelerate participation in creating the low-carbon future. For more information on hydrogen hub proposals under the Department of Energy solicitation pro…

Tisha Schuller welcomes Pierce Norton, president and CEO of ONEOK, to the Real Decarbonization podcast. Listeners will hear Pierce give his perspective on the energy transformation that will happen over the next 10 years. Pierce previously was president and CEO of ONE Gas for several years. Before January 2014, he served as executive vice president…

Tisha Schuller welcomes Kayla Dolan, director of policy and strategy at Adamantine Energy, to the Real Decarbonization podcast. Tisha and Kayla discuss their experiences observing a focus group about a hypothetical direct air capture project in a politically conservative town in Wyoming. Check out the Both of These Things Are True edition “Don’t Ta…

Tisha Schuller welcomes Dan Harple, founder and CEO of Context Labs, to the Real Decarbonization podcast. Listeners will hear Dan’s unique perspective on how energy companies can build confidence in their real decarbonization strategies. Dan also relays insight from Context Labs board member Tom Peters and his many books of business management. Dan…

Tisha Schuller welcomes Moji Karimi, cofounder and CEO of Cemvita, to the Real Decarbonization podcast. Listeners will hear Moji’s thoughts on Tisha’s book, decarbonization partnerships, and leadership within a startup. Before founding Cemvita in 2018, Moji was a business development manager at Biota Technology (2016 to 2018). He has served as a pr…

Tisha Schuller welcomes Nick Dell’Osso, president and CEO of Chesapeake Energy, to the Real Decarbonization podcast. Listeners will hear Nick discuss Chesapeake’s approach to reducing the industry’s carbon footprint while meeting consumer’s energy supply needs. Before becoming CEO at Chesapeake in October 2021, Nick served as the company’s EVP and …

Tisha Schuller welcomes Megan Hays, managing director at Kimmeridge, to the Real Decarbonization podcast. Listeners will hear Megan’s investor perspective on how oil and gas companies should approach net zero targets and expectations to decarbonize. Before her start at Kimmeridge in 2021, Megan was VP of investor relations at Cimarex Energy. She ha…

Tisha Schuller welcomes Arnab Datta, senior counsel at Employ America, to the Real Decarbonization podcast. Listeners will hear Arnab talk about the importance of stable oil prices in maintaining an economy with tight labor markets and rising wages. Before his start at Employ America in 2020, Arnab worked on housing policy as a legislative fellow f…

Tisha Schuller welcomes Chad Zamarin, who was promoted to executive vice president of corporate strategic development at Williams in January 2023, to the Real Decarbonization podcast. Listeners will hear Chad discuss how Williams is accelerating real decarbonization through investments, operations, and culture. Chad started at Williams as senior vi…

Tisha Schuller welcomes Paula Gant, president and CEO of GTI Energy, to the Real Decarbonization podcast. Listeners will hear Paula emphasize the importance of leveraging innovation and collaborating with unconventional partners to accelerate economy-wide decarbonization. Paula started at GTI as senior vice president of strategy and innovation in 2…

Tisha Schuller welcomes Alan Armstrong, president and CEO of Williams, to the Real Decarbonization podcast. Listeners will hear about the meaningful work Williams is doing leading into a low-carbon future. 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 …

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 Ci…

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 wa…

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. Fiv…

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 nee…

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 ener…

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 …

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 f…

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 …

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 …

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 bus…

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 professiona…

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…

Tisha Schuller welcomes Matt Kolesar, chief environmental scientist at ExxonMobil, to the Energy Thinks Podcast. Tisha and Matt discuss: · Exxon’s role in the energy transition; · Decarbonization roadmaps for global assets; · The underlying skills required to meet decarbonization targets; · The importance of addressing methane emissions; · How to i…