Mark Wilson

Mark Wilson

Entrepreneurship, M&A, and Strategy

Midstream, Downstream, Upstream
 
United States, Europe, Canada, Oceania

1. What is your profession? Or if you are retired, what was your profession?

Managing Partner of an energy investment fund

2. What are your areas of expertise?

Midstream: Operations, Corporate Development, Executive, Commercial, Trading

Downstream Subsegment: Refining, Retail

Downstream Disciplines: Process Engineering, Commercial, Project Management, Corporate Development, Supply Chain, Marketing, Operations, Trading

Upstream Disciplines: Asset mgmt., Technology, General Management, Corporate Development, Operations, Facilities Management, Executive, Commercial, Sales, Supply Chain, Marketing, Project Management

Upstream Areas: Onshore

3. Current Employer:

Derby Partners

4. Previous Employers:

Dover Energy, NorthStar Energy, Coronado Resources, The Williams Companies, Koch Industries, Booz-Allen & Hamilton, Arthur D. Little, Conoco, Inc.

5. How did you end up in the Energy Industry?

I grew up in an energy household and fell in love with the fact that energy is central to everything we have in the world. Wanted to make a difference and felt I could do it in the energy industry.

6. Why do you like working with Start-Ups?

I have started 3 of my own companies and have served on the board of another. Through those trials by fire I have come to appreciate the complexity and difficulty in a successful start-up. Being able to share my expertise and contacts to help others is rewarding for me.

Okay, now for some fun things about Mark…

7. What are three of your interests outside of work?

  • Golf

  • Family time (we have a 2 year old)

  • Traveling

8.  What are your top 3 accomplishments (personal or professional)?  Don’t be shy!  Give ‘em to us.

  • My children

  • My education

  • My job experiences

9. When I was 5, I was pretty sure I'd be a                 when I grew up.

Astronaut

10.  My favorite song is               by            .

There are too many to pick just one - I love music!

11.  If I won the lottery tomorrow, I'd          .

Start an energy investment company

12.  The best piece of advice I've ever been given is                              .

If you are universally liked in business, the only thing you can be assured of is that you weren't assertive enough nor did you act in the best interest of you or your company.