Brian Bauer

About Brian Bauer

Professor of Practice, Advisor, Board Member Building programs for and teaching undergraduate and Masters of Engineering chemical engineering students at Cornell\'s Robert Frederick Smith School for Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. Applying my experience in large multinational and small innovation startups to help prepare our engineers for careers in industry. Continuing to advise startups and small businesses of all kinds with a special focus on energy innovation. A passionate, decisive, and intellectually agile business leader whose record of accomplishments includes the transformation of BP’s operational capability worldwide, global leadership of businesses in upstream, midstream, natural gas, and chemicals, including leading mobilization of people as Incident Commander during the 2010 Oil Spill in the US GulfCareer Highlights:• At Cornell teaching future chemical engineering to have successful, impactful careers• At Ecolectro inc. scaling technology that will produce competitive green hydrogen• Building the innovation ecosystem, designing competitions that spark connections and growth• Mentoring and advising dozens of startups, with a focus on climate, food, and agriculture• Advising non-profits that are doing and teaching science locally and nationally• Developed BP’s Global Operation Institute to systematically transform its Operations capability• Led $750 million Upstream operational transformation to deliver safety, reliability, and efficiency• Led response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, served as BP Incident Commander in Louisiana • Developed strategy for BP Upstream’s global Operations• Led BP\'s natural gas liquids business through restructuring • Built BP’s Group Compliance & Ethics function; launched the BP Code of Conduct• Led BP’s UK natural gas business• Developed strategy for Gas, Power & Renewables and Chemicals Segments• Led the integration of BP’s North American propylene business post BP & Amoco merger• Managed Acrylonitrile plant through restructuring of site due to refinery sale• Established a Singapore-based business teamSpecialties: • Applying broad technical and leadership experiences in industry to teach future chemical engineers• Teaching entrepreneurial skills and advising early stage startups • Leveraging extensive global business experience (USA, Asia, UK)• Broad range of skills: Strategic, Commercial, Operations, Logistics • Experience leading during times of change, uncertainty, and stress• Strong knowledge of compliance & ethics policy and practice

Experience

1. Advisory Board Member

   Paleontological Research Institution

   May 2012 — Present

   The Paleontological Research Institution pursues and integrates education and research, and interprets the history and systems of the Earth and its life, to increase knowledge, educate society, and encourage wise stewardship of the Earth.

Education

• Cornell University

  B.S., Chemical Engineering

  1981 — 1985

• The University of Chicago Booth School of Business

  MBA, Business

  1987 — 1989

Skills

• Procurement
• Oil/Gas
• Refining
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Mergers
• Selling
• Ethical Decision Making
• Supply Chain Management
• Natural Gas
• Petroleum
• Chemical Engineering
• Upstream
• Negotiation
• Management
• Commodity Markets
• Oil & Gas
• Marketing
• Sales
• Organizational Development
• Renewable Energy
• Strategy
• Process Engineering
• Petrochemical
• Leadership
• Energy Industry
• Energy
• Logistics
• Business Development
• Functional Requirements
• Gas
• Integration