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Peter currently serves as an analyst for Empire Midstream, a midstream investment and operating company, where he focuses on evaluating investments and business development. Prior to joining Empire, Peter was an Operations Manager at T Parker Host, a maritime company, overseeing the organization’s Mississippi River team. He earned an MBA from Tulane University’s Freeman School of Business and a Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry from Southern Methodist University.

Lance currently serves as Knowledge Manager at Gasology, a local New Orleans software startup transforming how motor fuels are bought and sold. Before Gasology, Lance worked for Schlumberger as a Field Engineer operating directional drilling and formation logging equipment in the Gulf of Mexico for six years. Lance recently completed his Masters of Management in Energy at Tulane University and is a 2012 graduate of Michigan State University with a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering.

Annie Birkentall currently serves as Project Manager in the Asset Management division of Enhanced Capital’s Renewable & Federal Historic Tax Credit Finance team. Before joining Enhanced Capital, she was a Project Coordinator for Jones Lang Lasalle’s Hotels & Hospitality and a Supply Chain Master Data Analyst for Chevron Oronite’s downstream supply chain & logistics planning petrochemicals team. Annie is a registered Project Management Professional and a member of the Project Management Institute since 2017. Originally from Chicago, she graduated Tulane University in 2011 with a BSM Legal Studies in Business and in 2013 with a Masters in Finance.

Matt Schovee currently serves as Principal at Black Bay Energy Capital, an energy private equity firm focused on the North American oilfield service sector. Matt is involved with the firm’s efforts in sourcing new investments, executing transactions, and monitoring active portfolio companies. Prior to co-founding Black Bay, Matt was an Associate at NGP Energy Technology Partners and Senior Analyst for Halliburton Company’s in-house M&A and Corporate Development group. Matt holds a B.B.A. in Finance and a Concentration in Energy Management from the Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University, where he was also a two-time Academic All-American and Captain of the Men’s Division I golf team.

Billy Hennessey is the Business Development Manager of Belle Chasse Marine Transportation.  Belle Chasse Marine specializes in the sales, storage and delivery of Marine Lubricants along the Gulf Coast and Panama Canal. Prior to his current position he served in the US Army Infantry and deployed multiple times in support of the Global war on terror. After his tour of duty Billy attended Louisiana State University and graduated in 2012 with a BS in Business Management.