Avery Plank

About Avery Plank

I am a results-driven energy executive with deep experience leading corporate development, M&A, origination, and infrastructure investment across midstream, upstream, and commodity marketing platforms. My career has been defined by building and scaling energy businesses through disciplined strategy, creative structuring, and decisive execution across gas, NGLs, crude, and cross-commodity markets.I have driven significant value creation by originating and executing transformational acquisitions, greenfield developments, and joint ventures, including large-scale transactions and multi-asset platform builds. Alongside transaction leadership, I bring operating credibility, having served in CEO-level roles with full P&L accountability and responsibility for building organizations from inception through growth.I am recognized for generating proprietary deal flow, exceeding profit objectives, and designing differentiated commercial and investment structures. I operate as a trusted partner to private equity sponsors, founders, and boards, combining analytical rigor with practical judgment and a collaborative leadership style across North American energy markets.My expertise spans corporate development and mergers and acquisitions, origination and strategic partnerships, infrastructure and energy investment, deal structuring and negotiation, financial modeling and valuation, market research and data-driven decision-making, and executive leadership with full P&L responsibility.I welcome thoughtful engagement with private equity investors, energy executives, and platform builders focused on value creation, disciplined growth, and differentiated strategies across the energy value chain.

Experience

1. Adjunct Professor

   Houston City College

   Jan 2007 — Present

   Adjunct Professor teaching Business Ethics, integrating real-world energy industry case studies and corporate responsibility frameworks to support practical, applied student learning. Founded and developed the Business Ethics course within the Philosophy curriculum. Delivered instruction and mentorship to students over an extended tenure, fostering critical thinking around corporate responsibility, governance, and ethical decision-making. Integrated real-world energy industry case studies to bridge theory and practice. Guided students through analysis of ethical dilemmas in corporate strategy, M&A, and commercial operations. Contributed to curriculum development and academic research focused on business ethics, corporate governance, and responsible leadership.

Education

• Wine & Spirit Education Trust

  WSET Level 2 Award in Wines

• University of Houston, C.T. Bauer College of Business

  MBA, Finance

  2007 — 2009

• Concordia University Chicago

  BA, Political Science

  1999 — 2003

• University of Houston

  MA, Philosophy

  2004 — 2006

Skills

• Options
• Research
• Management
• Valuation
• Contract Negotiation
• Risk Management
• Gas
• Financial Modeling
• Derivatives
• Financial Analysis
• Negotiation
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Project Finance
• Data Analysis
• Trading
• Commodity Markets
• Contract Management
• Energy Industry
• Energy
• Project Planning
• Due Diligence
• Commodity
• Business Strategy
• Strategy
• Petroleum
• Analysis
• Economics
• Renewable Energy
• Finance
• Natural Gas