Robert Edwards

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Mr. Robert Edwards served as Advisory Partner at NGP. He joined NGP in 2009. He is a leading specialist in the natural resources industry with over 30 years of experience. He concentrates on NGP's transaction sourcing and execution as well as the monitoring of active portfolio companies. In addition, he oversees the firm's Environmental, Social & Governance efforts as well as leads the firm's international efforts in capital raising and investor relations activities. Prior to joining NGP, he served as Vice President and Head of Strategy for the Gas, Power, and Renewables segment at BP p.l.c., where he was responsible for formulating BP's global gas strategy and business development activities in the areas of climate and alternative energy. From 1994 to 2005, he was a Partner and a leader of the Energy Practice at McKinsey & Company, in both Singapore and Houston. Prior to that, he was an executive with Marathon Oil Company and Brown and Root International focusing on offshore construction and production operations. He received a BSME in 1978 from Tulane University and earned dual Petroleum Engineering and Management degrees in 1993 and 1994 from Stanford University.