Tim Prior

About Tim Prior

At ESAI Energy, I lead business development and manage key client relationships across the Middle East, Americas, Asia, Africa, and Europe — working with national oil companies, traders, refiners, and industry leaders.My experience includes roles across stock market index data, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and ESG SaaS, providing a well-rounded understanding of how energy markets influence global capital flows and investment strategy.I hold Series 7 and 63 licenses and earned my MBA from Northeastern University’s D’Amore-McKim School of Business, with a concentration in investments and corporate finance. I also hold a B.S. in Finance and Business Analytics / Information Systems from the University of New Hampshire.Languages• English — Native / Fluent• Arabic — Conversational (A2)Outside of work, I’m an avid sailor, golfer, skier, and chess player, and enjoy following F1 and MLB.

Experience

1. Director of Business Development

   Esai Energy

   Feb 2026 — Present · Boston, MA, US

   At ESAI Energy, I lead business development and manage relationships with national oil companies, traders, refiners, and institutional clients across the Middle East, North America, Europe, Asia, South America and Africa.• Lead on-site client meetings and presentations in Abu Dhabi, Dhahran, Doha, London, Vienna and Houston.• Represent ESAI Energy at major industry events, including ADIPEC, International Energy Week (IE Week London), and the OPEC International Seminar

Education

• University of New Hampshire

  Bachelor's Degree, Finance and Information System Business Analytics (ISBA)

  2013 — 2017

• Northeastern University

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Investments and Securities

• Qasid Arabic Institute

  Modern Standard Arabic, Arabic Language and Literature