Ross co-founded Welligence Energy Analytics in 2016 and is the company’s Chief Executive Officer. Prior to Welligence, he worked in the energy private equity group at Warburg Pincus, on the Latin America team at Wood Mackenzie, and started his career in the finance group at Nexen Petroleum.

At Wood Mackenzie, Ross led the company’s research expansion into Brazil, and worked with and advised governments, E&Ps, investment banks, and buy-side clients.

Ross holds a B.B.A. in Finance from the University of Texas at Austin and an M.B.A. in Finance from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, where he served as the President of the Energy Club.

Dr. Seth Neel co-founded Welligence Energy Analytics in 2016, and oversees all engineering and data science teams. In addition to his role at Welligence, in 2021 he will start a tenure-track position on the faculty of Harvard Business School. In 2017, he was awarded the National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship, and in 2019, he was named to the Forbes 30 under 30 list in the Energy category. He regularly publishes original research in some of the top artificial intelligence conferences in the world.

Dr. Neel holds a B.S. with Honors in Mathematics from Harvard, and a PhD in Machine Learning from the University of Pennsylvania.

Ivan is part of the Welligence founding team and oversees the execution of the company’s strategy and business development.

Before joining Welligence, he was the Global Head of Research Operations at Wood Mackenzie and, for five years, Head of Latin America Research. Prior to that, Ivan worked in the investment banking division of a leading Central European bank where he advised on transactions in the energy and consumer goods sections.

Ivan holds a B.S. with Honors in Economics and an M.B.A. from Texas A&M University.

Alberto joined Welligence Energy Analytics in 2020 as Chief Revenue Officer. Prior to Welligence, he spent 15 years as Vice President at Wood Mackenzie, where he was the head of commercial operations for all of Latin America. He worked closely with the region’s NOCs, governments, E&Ps, and financial institutions. Prior to assuming this responsibility in 2005, he managed key accounts across Spain, Portugal, Germany and Austria for Wood Mackenzie in Europe, and spent six years with Cambridge Energy Research Associates, where he was a Director and Co-Head of the Latin America team.

Alberto holds a B.S. in Business Administration from Suffolk University and a Graduate Certificate in Strategic Management from Harvard University.

Ruaraidh joined Welligence Energy Analytics in 2018, where he oversees all global upstream research. Prior to Welligence, he spent 13 years at Wood Mackenzie, covering Latin America’s upstream and corporate sectors, as well as the US Gulf of Mexico. He also worked for Hess in its UK North Sea business unit, gaining experience in well and facilities engineering.

Ruaraidh holds a Masters in Chemical Engineering from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland.

Pablo is part of Welligence’s founding team and currently serves as Head of New Ventures. He leads the regional and thematic expansion of the research coverage. Before joining Welligence, he spent six years as part of Wood Mackenzie’s Latin America research team.

Pablo played a prominent role in Mexico’s 2013 Energy Reform design and implementation, co-authoring the “Mexico and the Energy Revolution” whitepaper, quoted in the President’s bill. He speaks frequently at industry forums and shares his views with the media, and is a member of the Atlantic Dialogues Emerging Leaders and the Mexican Council of Foreign Affairs.

Pablo holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of Texas at Austin.

Bridget joined Welligence Energy Analytics in 2021 as a Vice President of Business Development. Prior to Welligence, she spent 18 years in various business development, marketing, and leadership roles in technology and energy, working with and for participants along the energy value chain. Most recently, Bridget was a Senior Director of Investment Banking at RS Energy Group, where she established the investment banking client strategy, led the business development effort, and managed client coverage and contract integration efforts following its acquisition by Enverus.

Bridget holds a B.A. in International Studies from Baylor University and continued with post-graduate studies in business administration at St. Edwards University.

Akash joined Welligence Energy Analytics in 2018 and leads the company’s Data Science efforts. Akash develops and maintains the data pipelines, algorithms, and analytics that form the backbone of the company’s products. He has particular expertise in building interactive data visualizations, where he has contributed to open source RShiny packages.

Akash holds a Master of Science in Engineering (MSE) in Data Science from the University of Pennsylvania.

Derek joined Welligence in 2021, based in Cape Town, South Africa, to lead the Sub-Saharan Africa research team. Prior to Welligence, he was a Senior Manager at both Deloitte Consulting and PwC, leading the Africa oil & gas teams. He also worked with Wood Mackenzie, both as a Senior Petroleum Economist and as a Client Training Consultant, functioning across all aspects of the energy value chain. He has over 20 years of professional working experience and has delivered projects in 22 countries.

Derek holds a Master of International Business, B.A. in International Studies and a B.B.A., both from the University of St. Thomas in Houston.

Denise joined Welligence in 2020, bringing with her a wealth of Customer Service and Energy Industry experience. She currently serves as the Vice President of Customer Success, focused on ensuring that Welligence’s clients receive maximum value from their subscription and time.

Prior to joining Welligence, Denise worked for Wood Mackenzie for 18 years in a variety of Customer Service roles, the most recent being Director of EMEARC Customer Focus, where she led a team of professionals supporting NOC’s, E&Ps and Financial Institutions.

Denise holds a BSc (Hons) in Rural Resource Management from Napier University, Edinburgh.

Andre joined Welligence in 2018 and oversees the company’s coverage of Brazil, amongst other countries in Latin America. Prior to Welligence, he was an Associate Director at IHS Markit, leading the Latin America Upstream Research team’s regional coverage, and a Vice President at Barclays Investment Bank. He also worked at the Brazilian National Petroleum Agency (ANP) and numerous E&P companies in Brazil, including Galp Energia, Starfish Oil & Gas and Vale Oil & Gas.

Andre holds a B.A. in Economics from Queens College, an M.B.A from IE Business School, and a Master of Energy Economics from Rice University.

Matt joined Welligence Energy Analytics in 2020 and oversees the US Gulf of Mexico upstream research. With over 25 years in the industry, he possesses extensive experience in upstream strategy, supply forecasting, valuations, and benchmarking. Prior to Welligence, he spent 14 years at Wood Mackenzie, heading up the US Gulf of Mexico and onshore Lower 48 research teams. He has also worked for numerous E&P companies focused on the deepwater Gulf of Mexico.

Matt holds a B.S. in Geological Sciences, with a specialization in Geophysics, from Penn State University.

Obo joined Welligence in 2020 to lead Welligence’s upstream coverage of Nigeria and Ghana, and support business development efforts across West Africa. Prior to joining Welligence, he spent 12 years with Wood Mackenzie as an Africa-focused analyst and later as a corporate analyst. Obo had previously worked for two years with the Nigerian government. He has authored reports on issues relating to gas monetisation in West Africa, the outlook for the offshore facilities market, and benchmarking fiscal terms in West Africa.

Obo holds a BSc (Hons) degree in Geology and Mining from the University of Jos, Nigeria and an MSc in Oil and Gas Economics from the University of Dundee, Scotland.

David joined Welligence Energy Analytics in 2020 as Vice President of Sub-Saharan Africa. With 20 years of experience in oil and gas research and analysis, he has worked on numerous consultancy projects and has extensive experience advising Governments, E&Ps and investors. Prior to Welligence, he worked for Wood Mackenzie for 14 years, covering the Sub-Saharan Africa upstream sector, Global Exploration, and the Latin America upstream sector. He started his career at Standard and Poor’s Platts covering European product markets and the North Sea.

David is a graduate of the University of St. Andrews.