Debnil Chowdhury

S&P Global

Vice President, Refining and Marketing

Debnil Chowdhury, Vice President and the Head of the Americas Refining and Marketing group, S&P Global, leads the team of analysts responsible for short and long-term downstream refined product supply, demand, and margin outlooks for North and Latin America. He led the IHS Markit Light and Heavy Naphtha service creating the proprietary refining, NGL, petrochemical supply, demand, and price forecasting models for the service. Recently, Mr. Chowdhury was instrumental in the development IHS Markit's views of supply, demand, and refinery rationalization during the COVID-19 crisis and continues on-going work to aid clients to navigate market fluctuations due to the virus. Prior to joining S&P Global, he was a Senior Market Analyst for Valero where he provided strategic planning and market analysis support for downstream, renewable, and retail assets globally. Mr. Chowdhury also worked as a Process Engineer for KBR, Bechtel, and the US government where he worked with clients domestically and globally to develop new refining, chemical, and nuclear technologies. Mr. Chowdhury holds a BS in Chemical Engineering and Certificate in International Affairs from the Georgia Institute of Technology, a MS in Predictive Analytics and Data Science from Northwestern University, and an MBA from Rice University.