Carolyn Seto
S&P Global Commodity Insights
Director, Upstream Technology & Innovation
Dr. Carolyn Seto, Executive Director, Energy Technology and Innovation, S&P Global, investigates the roles of technology and innovation in driving strategic choices companies make in the energy sector—from how a company sources new technology to how a technology development strategy impacts a company’s resource portfolio. At CERAWeek, she chairs the Energy Innovaiton Pioneers program,which showcases a select cohort of promising startups working on gamechanging innovations that have the potential to disrupt the global energy system at scale. Prior to joining S&P Global, Dr. Seto managed the Quantitative Fuel Analytics Group at Edison Mission Marketing and Trading, where she provided short- and long-term insights on coal, natural gas, and environmental markets and advised senior management on the implications of proposed environmental policies and the emerging North American shale gas supply. She has also worked as a Reservoir Engineer for BP, Shell, and Chevron, in development and operational roles, domestic and international. Dr. Seto was the Clare Boothe Luce Postdoctoral Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where she was a co-author on the MIT Future of Natural Gas Study, investigating the impact of unconventional supply on North American, global energy markets, and carbon policy. Dr. Seto holds a BSc from Queen’s University and MSc and PhD degrees from Stanford University.