Leading expert on global energy policy, geopolitical risk and energy and sustainability. Former Director, Energy Forum, James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy, Rice University. Director of Energy Security and Climate Change, Council on Foreign Relations Research focuses on oil and natural gas geopolitics, strategic energy policy, corporate investment strategies in the energy sector, and energy economics. Widely published; Co-Author of Oil, Dollars, Debt and Crises: The Global Curse of Black Gold.