Class of: 1970

Thomas A. Petrie

Thomas A. Petrie (GSM’70) of Denver, Colo., published Following Oil: Four Decades of Cycle-Testing Experiences and What They Foretell about US Energy Independence (University of Oklahoma Press, 2013), in which he shares lessons he has learned about domestic and global trends in population and economic growth, a maturing resource base, variable national energy policies, and changes in geopolitical forces, and how these factors affect energy markets. Thomas draws his knowledge on a forty-year career as an oil and gas investment analyst and strategic adviser on petroleum-sector mergers, acquisitions, and financings.

From the Summer 2014 issue.