Offshore Oil and Gas Turns Seventy: Is Rust More Evil Than Depletion?

Monday, 5 May
1215–1345

Matt Simmons, Chairman, Simmons & Company International

Matt Simmons is chairman of Simmons & Company International, a specialized energy investment banking firm that he founded in 1974. Today, the firm is one of the largest energy investment banking groups in the world.

Simmons began his career by opening a small investment bank / advisory firm in Boston. Among his early clients were several subsea service companies. After the 1973 oil shock, Simmons created his Houston-based firm to concentrate on providing high quality investment banking advice to the global energy industry.

Simmons has published numerous energy papers for industry journals and is a frequent speaker at government forums, energy symposiums, and boardroom meetings of many leading energy companies around the world. His book, Twilight in the Desert: The Coming Saudi Oil Shock and the World Economy, was listed on the Wall Street Journal’s best-seller list.

Simmons graduated cum laude from the University of Utah and received an MBA degree with distinction from Harvard Business School. He served on the faculty of Harvard Business School as a research associate for 2 years and was a doctoral candidate.