Our team

The two principal researchers are Professor Tom James and Jeremy Wilcox, who have worked together on various projects for over ten years.

 

Professor Tom James

Tom has built up 20 years of practical expertise in the Energy, Emissions and International Commodity markets. His broad experience covers investment and trading with a particular focus on Asian, Central Asian, and Middle East Markets. His career has spanned the complete value and business process chain and through this he has built up a holistic understanding of the key elements of investment, trading and risk management decision making.

In 2003 he published his first book offering practical guidance to corporate managers and new traders in the energy and commodity sector and since then has published three more books and contributed to two others, including  Energy Markets (Wiley Finance 2008) , Energy & Emissions Markets (Wiley Finance 2006). Since 2006 he has held the Chair Professorship for LNG business at the University of Petroleum & Energy Studies, and in November 2008 for his contribution to written knowledge in the Energy Trading field was awarded the title of Distinguished Professor.  In October 2009 he started co-operation with the Singapore Management University' International Trading Institute (SMU ITI) as a visiting Executive Faculty member and as a Research Fellow. Tom is a regular commentator on BBC World, CNBC, and Bloomberg television on topics related to international energy and emissions market related issues.


Jeremy Wilcox

After graduating in 1985 with a degree in Applied Chemistry and a postgraduate diploma in Business and Marketing, Jeremy commenced a career in the oil industry with Total Oil and subsequently Conoco, where he held various positions within the strategic planning and economic and market planning departments. He left the oil industry in 1992 to pursue a career in publishing, which included being the launch editor of Energy Risk. During this period, Jeremy's market focus switched to the gas, electricity and, subsequently, emission sectors. After a brief spell brokering oil, gas and electricity Jeremy decided to develop his own business - the Energy Partnership, an independent advisory and commentary business specialising in emerging energy commodity markets. Jeremy has authored and co-authored a number of reports, papers and books, regularly participates in seminars and workshops, and as presented at most of the world's major energy and climate conferences.

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26/03/2010 09:11:55

Today Mena-Briefing principals Jeremy Wilcox and Tom James gave the first briefing on Post Copenhagen climate market which was well attended with over 60 participants. The briefing was hosted by BL ...

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16/02/2010 11:45:45

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