Speakers

Rusty Gilbert is owner of JR Gilbert Energy LLC and advises energy businesses on investment options, development and commercialization of innovative technology solutions. This is after serving more than 40-years with Chevron and Gulf Oil. His last assignment, served as General Manager of new Technology Deployment and Adoption for Chevron Technology Ventures

In Pittsburgh, PA (2013-15), Rusty’s team applied new technology to unconventional plays which reduced cost and increased performance. A rotational assignment in Cabinda-Angola (2010-12) involved mentoring national staff. While in Business Development (2008-10), he led a major subsurface and reservoir management effort to delineate reserves and identify optimal development scenarios in preparation for a large bid round in southern Iraq. Working out of TX & CA, held numerous leadership assignments in R&D which supported Chevron’s worldwide shale plays as well as provided stratigraphic and reservoir modeling support for worldwide major capital projects. Other leadership assignments include exploration, production and new ventures campaigns in Alaska, California, Texas, Namibia, and southeast Asia (China, Bangladesh, Thailand, India, Pakistan, etc.).

Rusty has geology degrees from Rutgers University (BS) and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst (MS). Outside of work, Rusty is involved with family and recreational activities.

All times are presented in the host university’s local time zone.