Rodrigo Vaz

With 18+ years of experience in the management consulting practice for the energy industry, Mr. Vaz helped on business deevelopment for IHS Markit Upstream strategy consulting business for the oil & gas sector for 9 years before moving to Upstream Insight Research group with a commercial focus. He has extensive knowledge of the upstream value chain with experience in market intelligence, market entry strategy, oil & gas supply/demand studies, regulatory insight, portfolio optimization, E&P Licensing round and data room support, asset valuation, performance benchmarking, process modeling, and other above-ground issues for countries in the region. Previously, Mr. Vaz was a manager at Accenture Management Consulting responsible for business development and project delivery in the oil & gas practice. Prior to Accenture, he worked on the Brazilian Nuclear Quality Institute, responsible for consulting projects and quality auditing at Brazilian nuclear energy companies. Educated in Brazil, Mr. Rodrigo Vaz holds a degree in Industrial Engineering from the PUC University Rio de Janiero, an MBA in Management from Fundação Getúlio Vargas University and a Post-Graduation Energy Industry Economics from COPPEAD Graduate School of Business, UFRJ. His background also includes international certifications from PMI and APICS institutes.