Edward C. Chow Biography

International energy expert with over 30 years of oil industry experience, Edward Chow, is a senior fellow in the Energy and National Security Program at CSIS and has worked in South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and the former Soviet Union. He has successfully negotiated complex, multibillion-dollar international business ventures and developed business strategy and policy. Oil and gas investments in emerging economies are his areas of specialization. He has counseled international oil companies, multinational corporations, multilateral agencies, U.S. and foreign governments and international financial institutions. He can be found at the Elliott School for International Affairs at George Washington University, teaching part-time. Chow worked with Chevron Corporation in the U.S. and overseas assignments for 20 years. At the headquarters in California, he was head of international external affairs and played a crucial role in negotiating international commercial agreements. He worked at close proximity with Capitol Hill, the White House, international financial institutions, and the foreign policy community on international economic policy affecting worldwide energy investments, federal departments and agencies and foreign governments while he was Chevron’s principal international representative in Washington. He resided in Beijing as Chevron’s country manager for China between 1989 and 1991. As a graduate of Ohio University, Chow has a master’s degree in international affairs and a bachelor’s degree in economics. He has spoken on energy at conferences in Europe, Asia, the United States, and appeared in major international media and has written and published articles in leading academic and foreign policy journals on global energy developments.

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