Robert Pender
Venture Global LNG
Co-CEO, Co-Chairman & Founder
Robert (Bob) Pender is the Founder and Co-Chairman of Venture Global LNG. Mr. Pender previously served as a partner at Hogan Lovells, a global law firm, where he was Co-Leader of its Energy and Natural Resources team and the Chair and Practice Group Director of Hogan’s Project & International Finance Group for a decade. He is recognized for his high-profile transactional work, focusing on international power, energy, and other infrastructure projects, including carbon capture and renewables. Representing nation states, lenders, and developers, Mr. Pender has worked on more than $25 billion in transactions located throughout North America, Central and South America, and South Asia. He was routinely ranked by Chambers and other industry publications as a leading lawyer in project finance and the global infrastructure development.