Thought Leaders

Ellen Beswick, Editor-in-Chief, founded Intelligence Press in 1981 with the first issue of Natural Gas Intelligence. Before that she served as associate editor of London Oil Reports and as a general and political reporter for United Press International, the Boston Herald, and American Metal Markets. She has a B.A. in English from Wilson College, Chambersburg, PA.
ellen.beswick@naturalgasintel.com

Dexter Steis, Executive Publisher, joined the staff of NGI in June of 1994 and over the years has held several roles in the organization as a member of both the pricing data and editorial teams. He now oversees NGI's commercial operations, including business development, marketing, finance and IT. He received his bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the University of New Hampshire.
dexter.steis@naturalgasintel.com

Alexander Steis, Managing Editor, joined the staff of NGI in June of 2000. He received his bachelor's degree in Business Management from Syracuse University in New York in May of 2000.
alex.steis@naturalgasintel.com

David Bradley, Senior Editor, joined the staff of NGI in June, 2007 following eight years of news reporting for Northern Virginia newspapers and more than a dozen years in the telecommunications industry. He received his bachelor's degree in Communications and English from James Madison University in Harrisonburg, VA., and his master's degree in Information Management from Marymount University in Arlington, VA.
david.bradley@naturalgasintel.com

Charlie Passut, Associate Editor, joined the staff of NGI in February 2011. Before this he was a reporter for the Tidewater News and a copy editor for the Manassas Journal Messenger. He also served as systems administrator and web editor for the Oakland Press, and traveled extensively as a software installer/trainer for Baseview Products. He graduated from Northern Illinois University with a bachelor's degree in political science in 1992.
charlie.passut@naturalgasintel.com

Nathan Harrison, Markets Analyst, joined the staff of NGI in June of 2012. He received his bachelor’s degree in Finance from Virginia Tech in 2011.
nathan.harrison@naturalgasintel.com

Carolyn L. Davis, Senior Editor, joined the editorial staff of Intelligence Press Inc. in Houston in May, 2000. Prior to that, she covered regulatory issues for environmental and occupational safety and health publications. She also has worked as a reporter for several daily newspapers in Texas, including the Waco Tribune-Herald, the Temple Daily Telegram and the Killeen Daily Herald. She attended Texas A&M University and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism from the University of Houston.
carolyn.davis@naturalgasintel.com

Joe Fisher, Senior Editor, was a member of the Intelligence Press editorial staff from December 1995 until April 2000. He returned to Intelligence Press December 2005. During his absence, he was the editor of Hart Energy Publishing's "Energy Markets" magazine. Joe has more than 20 years of reporting/writing experience, nearly all of it in the energy industry. He also has worked for daily newspapers in Louisiana and Ohio, covering, at various times, business, education, features and entertainment. He has a bachelor of arts degree in journalism from Kent State University in Ohio.
joe.fisher@naturalgasintel.com

Patrick Rau, CFA, Director of Strategy & Research. In this role he has helped to develop NGI's Shale Daily publication along with its Unconventional Rig Count and Shale Price Index data. He provides ongoing leadership for content development and stays abreast of changes in the pipeline grid impacting NGI's Price Indexes. Overall, Pat has more than 15 years experience in the oil & gas industry, including time spent as a sell-side equity research analyst covering natural gas pipelines for the Bank of Montreal, and as a financial analyst and internal consultant for the Amerada Hes Corporation. Pat received his B.A. in Economics from the College of William & Mary, and his M.B.A. in Finance from Georgetown University.
pat.rau@naturalgasintel.com

Jamison Cocklin, Associate Editor, joined the staff of NGI in November 2013. Prior to that he worked as business and energy reporter at the Youngstown Vindicator, covering the regional economy and the Utica Shale play. He also served as a city reporter at the Bangor Daily News and did freelance work for the Associated Press. He graduated from the University of Maine with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and political science in 2012.
jamison.cocklin@naturalgasintel.com

Richard Nemec, West Coast Correspondent in Los Angeles, began writing for NGI in 1995 and has 30 years experience in the energy industry. He holds BA from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles; and a MA in journalism from Northwestern University, Evanston, IL; and completed MBA courses at Northwestern's Evening Graduate School of Management.
rich.nemec@naturalgasintel.com

Bill Burson, Associate Editor, Markets, has covered energy markets for Bloomberg, Reuters, McGraw Hill, and more recently NGI where he serves as an Associate Markets Editor. As a former geologist and petroleum industry financial analyst, he is experienced in dealing with a wide range of energy issues and events. His industry experience ranges from price forecasting to managing drilling projects in the Rocky Mountains for Union Pacific, Tesoro, and Louisiana Land and Exploration. Bill has a Geological Engineering Degree from Princeton and an MBA from Tulane University.
bill.burson@naturalgasintel.com

Gordon Jaremko, Canadian Correspondent in Calgary, worked as a reporter and editor for Canadian daily newspapers, wire services and monthly magazines for 38 years in Calgary, Edmonton and Ottawa, primarily covering politics, economics and business with emphasis on the Alberta petroleum industry. He has contributed to four books and has become an independent contractor engaged on two history projects. He has been contributing to Intelligence Press since 1986.
gjaremko@gmail.com