Vice-Chair for the Americas region
Wood Mackenzie
Ed Crooks joined Wood Mackenzie in 2019 as Vice-Chair for the Americas region, based in New York. He is one of the leaders of the firm’s research into commodities, companies and global trends.He hosts ‘The Energy Gang’, one of the world’s most popular energy podcasts, featuring a range of leading figures from academia, finance and business.
He also writes Wood Mackenzie’s ‘Energy Pulse’, a weekly column on the latest developments in the industry.
He is a member of the National Petroleum Council, an industry body that advises the US Secretary of Energy.
Before joining Wood Mackenzie, he was an
award-winning energy editor for the Financial Times, first in London and then
in New York, where he wrote the popular ‘Energy Source’ newsletter. He joined
the FT in 1999 as economics editor, and took over the energy team in 2006.
His other roles have included membership of the UK government’s Sustainable Development Commission.
He has a degree in Politics, Philosophy and
Economics from Oxford University.