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Jorge R. Piñón

Jorge Piñón began his professional career in the energy sector nearly thirty years ago when he joined Shell Oil Company.  He was president and CEO of Transworld Oil USA prior to joining Amoco Corporation in 1991 as president of Amoco Corporate Development Company Latin America. In this position Mr. Piñon led the business development efforts in the region and participated in a number of joint ventures between Amoco and state oil companies.

In 1994 he was transferred to the downstream oil sector to serve as president of Amoco Oil de México and president of Amoco Oil Latin America, based in Mexico City.  After the 1999 merger between Amoco and BP, Mr. Piñon was transferred to Madrid, Spain to manage BP Europe’s western Mediterranean petroleum supply and logistics operations.

In 1997, when vice-president and member of the board of directors of  the American Chamber of Commerce of Mexico -AMCHAM-, Mr. Piñon received the “Yiacatecutli” award for distinguished service in the promotion of U.S.-Mexico business relations.

Mr. Piñon retired from BP in 2003 and is currently an international energy consultant, as well as an energy fellow with the University of Miami’s Center for Hemispheric Policy where he focuses on energy and alternative fuels.  With international experience in emerging markets and a network of senior energy contacts in Latin America, he is an independent analyst of regional and global energy issues, as well as the politics of oil and natural gas in Latin America.   He is also recognized as an expert on Cuba’s energy sector, as well as on the island’s future economic transition challenges and opportunities from the private sector perspective.

Mr. Piñon is a frequent guest energy analyst on CNN En Español, CNN International, Bloomberg Financial News Services and other news organizations.  He holds degrees in International Economics and Latin American Studies from the University of Florida.