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Edem Dzakpasu

Sr. Commercial Director, Growth & Strategic Projects at LanzaTech

Houston, Texas

Overview 

Edem Dzakpasu is the Senior Commercial Director for Growth & Strategic Projects at LanzaTech in Houston, Texas, with a background in financial modeling, business strategy, and corporate finance. Notable highlights of his career include serving as Senior Director of Strategy & Chief of Staff at Cummins Inc. and as an Investment Principal at Chevron's Future Energy Fund, focusing on commercial and business development.

Work Experience 

  • Sr. Commercial Director, Growth & Strategic Projects

    2023 - Current

    Commercial & Project Development | Energy Transition

LanzaTech reduces emissions and makes new products for a circular carbon economy.

Raised $1,071,040,286.00 from US Department of Energy.

  • Sr. Director, Strategy & Chief of Staff - Global Power Generation

    2022 - 2023

    Corporate Strategy I Venture Capital | Energy Transition

Cummins is a manufacturing industry that designs, manufactures, and sells powertrain components and diesel engines for commercial trucks.

Raised $80,262,500.00 from US Department of Energy, Advanced Propulsion Centre UK, U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office and NYSERDA.

  • 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

Unocal Corporation explores, develops, and produces natural gas, crude oil, condensate, and natural gas liquids

  • Investment Banking Summer Associate

    2012 - 2012

    Technology Investment Banking

Credit Suisse Group is a financial services company that advises clients in all aspects of finance.

  • Semiconductor Manufacturing Engineer

    2007 - 2011

    Semiconductor Equipment Manufacturing

Applied Materials is a semiconductor and display equipment company that offers materials engineering solutions.

Raised $101,528,814.00 from Stonnington Group.

  • Teaching Assistant

    2005 - 2007

    Electrical and Computer Engineering

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