Edem Dzakpasu
Sr. Commercial Director, Growth & Strategic Projects at LanzaTech
Edem Dzakpasu
Sr. Commercial Director, Growth & Strategic Projects at LanzaTech
Houston, Texas
Overview
Work Experience
Sr. Commercial Director, Growth & Strategic Projects
2023 - Current
Commercial & Project Development | Energy Transition
Sr. Director, Strategy & Chief of Staff - Global Power Generation
2022 - 2023
Corporate Strategy I Venture Capital | Energy Transition
Investment Principal, Future Energy Fund
2020 - 2022
Venture Capital investments in early-stage startups with groundbreaking technologies that enable the ongoing Energy transition deploying Chevron’s $400M Future Energy Funds I & II. Specialties: Deal origination, execution and portfolio management spanning Macro Decarbonization, Emerging Mobility, Energy Decentralization & Circular Carbon Economy
Commercial & Business Development
2013 - 2020
Execution of business development and commercial opportunities spanning Upstream, Midstream and Downstream segments of the Energy (Oil & Gas) value chain. Specialties : Asset acquisitions & divestitures, Commercial negotiations, Economic modeling & decision analysis, Executive communications, Joint venture (JV) interests & relationships management, Project management, Strategic planning & portfolio optimization
Investment Banking Summer Associate
2012 - 2012
Technology Investment Banking
Semiconductor Manufacturing Engineer
2007 - 2011
Semiconductor Equipment Manufacturing
Teaching Assistant
2005 - 2007
Electrical and Computer Engineering