Nansen Saleri
Quantum Reservoir Impact (QRI)
Chairman, CEO & Co-Founder
Dr. Nansen G. Saleri is Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and Co-Founder, Quantum Reservoir Impact (QRI), a leading advanced analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) firm in the upstream oil and gas industry since 2007. He is considered one of the industry’s preeminent authorities in reservoir management. As the former Head of Reservoir Management for Saudi Aramco for nearly a decade, Dr. Saleri led efforts in managing the company’s 10MMb/d production and played a leading role in its development planning including Ghawar, the world’s most prolific oilfield. Prior to that, he worked for Chevron for 18 years. In 2006 he was the recipient of the Society of Petroleum Engineers John Franklin Carll Award. He is both a Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Distinguished Member and Distinguished Speaker. He currently holds seven patents, and he is a sought-after opinion leader on global energy issues with credits including the Wall Street Journal, Houston Chronicle, Reuters, Bloomberg, and CNBC. Dr. Saleri holds a BSc from Bosphorus University (formerly Robert College) as well as a MSc and PhD from the University of Virginia.
