IRVING, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NGP Energy Capital Management (“NGP”), one of the leading private equity investors in the natural resources industry, announced today that Ambassador Paul D. Wolfowitz has joined the firm’s Strategic Advisory Council. Formed in 2006, the Strategic Advisory Council brings together leaders in the fields of natural resources, international politics and economics and serves as a unique resource to NGP.
Ambassador Wolfowitz is a visiting scholar with the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research (AEI) where his work focuses on geopolitics, particularly of East and South Asia and the Middle East/Persian Gulf, and entrepreneurship and development issues, particularly in Africa. Ambassador Wolfowitz joined AEI after spending more than three decades in public service and higher education. Since 2008 he has also served as Chairman, U.S.-Taiwan Business Council.
Prior to joining AEI, Ambassador Wolfowitz served as President of the World Bank from 2005 to 2007 and Deputy Secretary of Defense, from 2001 to 2005. His experience encompasses 24 years in government service under seven U.S. Presidents with leadership positions in the Department of Defense and the State Department. In 1986, Mr. Wolfowitz was appointed Ambassador to Indonesia and served until 1989. As Ambassador, Mr. Wolfowitz became known for his advocacy of reform and political openness, as well as for his interest in development issues, which dates back to his doctoral dissertation on water desalination in the Middle East.
As a leader in higher education, Ambassador Wolfowitz served as Dean and Professor of International Relations at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies of The Johns Hopkins University from 1994 to 2001. Earlier he taught political science at Yale University.
Ambassador Wolfowitz has written widely on foreign policy, diplomacy and national security, and was a member of the advisory board of Foreign Affairs. He majored in mathematics at Cornell University and earned a Ph.D in Political Science at the University of Chicago.
“We are very pleased to have Paul Wolfowitz join our Strategic Advisory Council,” said Ken Hersh, Chief Executive Officer of NGP Energy Capital Management. “Paul’s experience in global politics, international relations and finance brings dynamic insight and understanding to issues influencing today’s natural resources industry and enhances the resources of our Strategic Advisory Council. His vision and passion for international relations will be a unique asset for NGP. I value his advice at all levels and am pleased to share that with the NGP family.”
Ambassador Wolfowitz is the sixth member of the Council, joining Dr. James R. Schlesinger, Ambassador Robert Jordan, Dr. Francis Harvey, Ambassador Thomas R. Pickering and Pat Wood, III.
About NGP Energy Capital Management
Founded in 1988, NGP Energy Capital Management (NGP ECM) is a premier investment franchise in the natural resources industry, which together with its affiliates has managed $13 billion in cumulative committed capital since inception. NGP ECM’s investment platform includes Natural Gas Partners, NGP Global Adaptation Partners, NGP Capital Resources Company (NASDAQ: “NGPC”) and NGP Energy Technology Partners, L.P.
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