Leadership
Barbara Laflin Treat
President
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President and founding member of IW executive team
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Former Principal Vice President of Bechtel Corporation, VP Bechtel Enterprises and first woman named a Principal VP in Bechtel company history
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Responsible for development of major infrastructure projects world-wide over three decades
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Formerly Research Director - Harvard’s Kennedy School -Energy & Environmental Policy Center, Senior Editor Petroleum Intelligence Weekly and oil industry executive
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Founding Chairman (now Emeritus) of IW
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Former Director of Bechtel Corporation, President of Bechtel Power and founder of Bechtel Enterprises
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Founder and former President of American Express’ worldwide merchant banking operations
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Former Director – Dillion Read, Fremont Group and Darby International
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Former Board Director - Gilead Sciences
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Former Chairman, Advisory Board of US Export-Import Bank
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Former Director of Federal Reserve Board of San Francisco
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Former President and Board Director of C&I Girdler International
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Deep industry experience in engineering, construction and major project development & finance

Cordell W. Hull
Founder - Senior Advisor

Christopher R. Sherman
Senior Advisor
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Former Executive Vice President, and Managing Director, now Senior Advisor to IW
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Co-founder and former President of Pacific Enterprises International (international development arm of then largest gas distribution company in the Western Hemisphere)
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Former President of Pacific Energy, which built and operated geothermal, biogas, bio mass and hydro power projects
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Financial services and IT industry executive
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Former McKinsey & Company consultant