Bob McNally — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Won the International Association for Energy Economics Marcel Boiteux Best International Energy Economics Book Award in 2023 for "Crude Volatility."
President of Rapidan Energy Group, an energy market, policy, and geopolitical consulting firm he established in 2009.
Served as Special Assistant to President George W. Bush on the National Economic Council and Senior Director for International Energy on the National Security Council from 2001 to 2003.
Author of the award-winning book "Crude Volatility: The History and the Future of Boom-Bust Oil Prices" (Columbia University Press, 2017).
Non-resident fellow at the Columbia University Center on Global Energy Policy.
Holds an MA in International Economics and American Foreign Policy from The Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS).

Biography

Bob McNally is the founder and president of Rapidan Energy Group, a Washington- and Houston-based energy market, policy, and geopolitical consulting firm he established in 2009. The firm provides data, analysis, and advice to risk managers and decision-makers in financial firms and the energy sector.

McNally's career includes over three decades of experience at the intersection of energy markets, policy, and geopolitics. From 2001 to 2003, he served as a special assistant to President George W.