Provides strategic advisory services to boards, investors, private equity firms, and executive leadership teams operating throughout North and Latin America.

Representative Engagements

• Advised a private equity firm managing $16 billion in assets on governance, operational strategy, and acquisition planning involving a distressed Latin American oilfield services company.
• Advised a global investment firm with $13 billion in assets on governance, audit, compensation, financial, and strategic matters related to prospective investments.
• Guided early-stage energy ventures on corporate formation, financing strategy, executive leadership, and business model development.
• Advised an LNG company on strategic planning, financial matters, and joint venture negotiations.

Directed corporate strategy while strengthening governance, board effectiveness, and executive accountability.

Selected Achievements

• Designed and implemented the Company’s governance framework and committee structure.
• Led strategic oversight focused on operational performance and safety.
• Chaired an independent board investigation that strengthened governance and organizational leadership.

Co-founded the investment management firm and led operational strategy for portfolio companies acquired through control investments.

Selected Achievements

• Developed the firm’s operational integration methodology for acquired businesses.
• Co-developed fundraising materials and investment strategy.
• Led value creation initiatives across portfolio companies.

Led the Latin American business through strategic repositioning and a successful sale.

Selected Achievements

• Directed the $1 billion divestiture of the business in a record seven months.
• Realigned executive leadership around strategic objectives.
• Developed separation and transition plans supporting a successful transaction.

Executive leadership responsibility across operations, compliance, legal, internal audit, environmental stewardship, human resources, and enterprise support functions.

Selected Achievements

• Helped build and organize AEI into a global energy investment platform.
• Led post-acquisition integration and balance sheet restructuring initiatives.
• Directed integration of acquired businesses and restructuring of major utility investments.
• Supported operations spanning 18 countries, $2.5+ billion in revenues, and approximately 14,000 employees.

Appointed during the company’s bankruptcy to preserve liquidity, reduce costs, and restructure enterprise support functions.

Selected Achievements

• Supported the successful $2.45 billion sale of CrossCountry Energy.
• Reduced corporate overhead by approximately 80%.
• Restructured enterprise risk management protecting $8.75 billion in assets.
• Led enterprise-wide cash governance processes during bankruptcy proceedings.

Directed natural gas transportation and power generation businesses across Argentina, Bolivia, and Brazil.

Selected Achievements

• Managed operations representing $5.9 billion in assets.
• Completed the startup of the $2.2 billion Bolivia–Brazil gas pipeline project.
• Led development of the Cuiabá Integrated Power Project.
• Improved environmental and operational performance across major infrastructure assets.

Led one of South America’s largest publicly traded natural gas companies through growth, operational excellence, and capital markets expansion.

Selected Achievements

• Increased pipeline capacity by 31% and gas processing capacity by 45%.
• Achieved investment-grade credit ratings and expanded access to international capital markets.
• Improved profitability while transforming organizational culture and leadership systems.
• Led the company to become the first natural gas pipeline operator globally to achieve ISO 14001 environmental certification.

Earlier executive leadership included senior positions with:

• Chief Operating Officer, Transportadora de Gas del Sur S.A.
• Vice President, Marketing, Rates & Regulatory Affairs, Transportadora de Gas del Sur S.A.
• Country Manager & Vice President, Mexico, Enron International
• Vice President, Marketing & Market Services, Transwestern Pipeline Company