Pawel Konzal
Venture Executive at Chevron
Pawel Konzal
Venture Executive at Chevron
London, England
Overview
Work Experience
Venture Executive
2020 - Current
Focus on cleantech investments in Europe. Responsibility for deal flow & investments' execution for Chevron's Future Energy Funds I & II: deal origination; due diligence & negotiations; deal execution; representation at the Boards of Directors; and exits.
Senior Economist
2018 - 2020
Led full development of Chevron's global hydrogen strategy.
Senior Advisor, Corporate Business Development
2016 - 2018
Senior Advisor, Corporate Business Development
2014 - 2016
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
2013 - 2014
• Investment fund listed on the Warsaw stock exchange with market cap +$330mn active in Africa, Asia and Europe. • Reporting to the Board of Directors, dealing with the Financial Supervision Authority (equivalent of the U.S. SEC); representing company in media; oversaw the company’s strategy and operations.
Director
2008 - 2013
• Led for 5 years the World Economic Forum’s intellectual agenda related to the energy. • Built relationships with CEOs and Heads of Strategy of the 25+ world’s largest energy companies as well as Ministers of Energy and Heads of International Organizations like IEA, NEA etc • Led the invention & establishment of the Energy for Society initiative – 1st global initiative of that type with 22 signatory companies representing electricity, renewable energy and oil & gas companies accounting for +$2 trillion of revenues p.a. and employing +2 million people. Energy for Society preceded OGCI (Oil & Gas Climate Initiative - $1bn clean tech fund). • Oversaw 4 major energy reports (on Energy Transitions; Energy Efficiency; Energy & Economy; Natural Gas) published in Davos in years 2010-2013 with a Pulitzer winning Dr Daniel Yergin being an Editor.
Director of the Representative Office to the EU (Brussels, Belgium)
2007 - 2008
• Contributed to the strengthening of the Poland’s integration with the European Union by establishing and leading country’s 2nd largest company (PGNiG S.A.) representation in Brussels – making it the 1st energy company from 12 New EU Member States to be permanently represented in the EU. • Headed the company’s EU affairs and represented it in the European Parliament, European Commission and European Council.
Advisor to the Board
2006 - 2006
Economic analysis & expertise on the European and international affairs; Preparation of the Company’s strategy for the representation on the EU forums.
Advisor to the Minister
2005 - 2006
Head and member of the Polish delegations at the various European Union forums (both at the European Council and European Commission), among others: Gas Coordination Group, Working Party of Energy, Gas Infrastructure Group, Expert Group on the Priority Infrastructure Plan; Member of the delegation to the Polish-American Strategic Dialogue (inter-governmental body).
Education
Master
2002 - 2004
Postgraduate studies
2013 - 2014
Ph.D.
2004 - 2007
Exchange Program
2003 - 2003
B.A.
1999 - 2002