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Fall 2009: All-Member Meeting
Speaker: John HofmeisterFounder and Chief Executive
Citizens for Affordable Energy
Former President, Shell Oil Company |
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John Hofmeister, upon retirement from Shell Oil Company in July, 2008, founded and
heads the not-for-profit (501(c)(3)), nation-wide membership association, Citizens for
Affordable Energy. This Washington, D.C.-registered, public policy education firm
promotes sound U.S. energy security solutions for the nation, including a range of
affordable energy supplies, efficiency improvements, essential infrastructure, sustainable
environmental policies and public education on energy issues.
Hofmeister was named President of Houston-based Shell Oil Company in March 2005,
heading the U.S. Country Leadership Team, which included the leaders of all Shell
businesses operating in the United States. He became President after serving as Group
Human Resource Director of the Shell Group, based in The Hague, The Netherlands.
As Shell President, Hofmeister launched an extensive outreach program, unprecedented
in the energy industry, to discuss critical global energy challenges. The program
included an 18 month, 50-city tour across the country during which Hofmeister led 250
other Shell leaders to meet with more than 15,000 business, community and civic leaders,
policymakers, and academics to discuss what must be done to ensure affordable,
available energy for the future.
A business leader who has participated in the inner workings of multiple industries for
over 35 years, Hofmeister also has held executive leadership positions in General
Electric, Nortel and AlliedSignal (now Honeywell International).
Hofmeister serves as the Chairman of the National Urban League and is a member of the
U.S. Department of Energy’s Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technical Advisory Committee.
He serves as non-executive Director of the Hunting PLC, London, UK, and the Sodexo
North America Business Advisory Board. He is Senior Advisor to two energy start-ups:
Liberty Power of Fort Lauderdale, Fl and NewEarth Technologies of Seattle, WA.
Hofmeister also serves on the boards of the Foreign Policy Association, Strategic
Partners, LLC, the Gas Technology Institute and the Center for Houston’s Future.
Hofmeister is a Fellow of the National Academy of Human Resources. He also is a past
Chairman and serves as a Director of the Greater Houston Partnership.
Hofmeister earned Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in Political Science from Kansas
State University.
John Hofmeister is in the midst of writing the definitive book on Strategic, Sustainable
and Affordable Energy Policy for the US. It will turn a lot of the conventional wisdom
about energy on its head. Stay tuned for its 2010 publication! | |
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