Michael Economides

is Chairman of the Board of XGAS and Paleon Oil and Gas. He is also a Professor at the Cullen College of Engineering, University of Houston. Previously he served as Chief Scientist of the Global Petroleum Research Institute (GPRI). He has written or co-written 14 professional textbooks and books, including The Color Of Oil and From Soviet to Putin and Back. He is also the Editor-in-Chief of Energy Tribune.