Stella Talverdi
Energy Trading Contract Administration Manager - Gas Acquisition @SoCalGas
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WORK HISTORY
Energy Trading Contract Administration Manager - Gas Acquisition @SoCalGas
Los Angeles, CA, US
Governs the commercial and regulatory infrastructure supporting SoCalGas natural gas procurement operations, overseeing ~400 commercial agreements across interstate pipeline capacity, wholesale gas supply, renewable natural gas procurement, and financial market services.• Directs contract architecture supporting a procurement ecosystem executing annual transactions across interstate pipeline networks and wholesale gas markets.• Oversees governance of ~$11B in procurement payment flows across suppliers, brokers, and market counterparties while maintaining regulatory compliance and operational integrity.• Drafts regulatory analysis and testimony supporting the SoCalGas 2028 General Rate Case and defines functional requirements for the company’s enterprise Energy Trading & Risk Management (ETRM) platform replacement.
EDUCATION
Islamic Azad University
Bachelor’s Degree, English Language and Literature, General
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Doctor of Law - JD
California State University, Long Beach
Bachelor’s Degree, Chemical Engineering
ABOUT STELLA TALVERDI
I operate at the intersection of enterprise strategy, complex market systems, and regulated infrastructure. With a background in chemical engineering and law, I work inside environments where operational platforms, commodity markets, and regulatory oversight converge. My work sits where regulatory frameworks, commercial agreements, and operational execution converge.Within the energy industry, I operate inside procurement and trading ecosystems executing thousands of transactions across interstate pipelines and wholesale gas markets. I’ve led contract negotiations, procurement governance initiatives, clean fuels policy implementation, regulatory filings, and General Rate Case testimony while coordinating with trading desks, procurement teams, legal counsel, and regulators including the CPUC, CARB, DOE, and FERC.My strength is pattern recognition — seeing how technical, legal, operational, and human systems interact. I design governance structures that translate volatile markets, regulatory mandates, and operational complexity into coherent decision frameworks.I specialize in bringing complex regulated systems back into alignment with their governing principles while identifying structural breakdowns and designing solutions that restore coherence, efficiency, and operational integrity.I work with precision, directness, and an uncompromising sense of integrity. I don’t posture and I don’t play politics. My focus is simple: build clarity, solve for truth, and bring order to complex environments so people and systems can operate at their full capacity.Whether advising on strategy, refining organizational processes, or navigating high-stakes decisions, my approach is constant: see what’s real, cut through what isn’t, and move the system forward.
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