• CERAWEEK 2025 | March 10-14, 2025
  • CERAWEEK
  • March 10 - 14, 2025

Steven Kobos

Excelerate Energy

President & Chief Executive Officer

Steven Kobos has served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Excelerate Energy since 2018. During his tenure, Steven has led Excelerate Energy through significant milestones and challenges, including the Company’s landmark initial public offering and listing on the New York Stock Exchange in 2022, its critical support of European energy security following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and the Company’s strategic expansion of its operations in Latin America, the Middle East, North America, and Asia Pacific.  Under Steven’s leadership, Excelerate Energy brought fleet management in-house through the creation of wholly owned subsidiary Excelerate Technical Management, providing best in class reliability for global customers. An industry veteran and thought leader, Steven has been integral in shaping global policy and business discussions regarding the advancement of energy security and accessibility in developed and developing markets. He is a frequent panel speaker in key industry conferences including CERAWeek, the Indo-Pacific Business Forum, and the Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Forum.  Steven currently serves as the Chairman of the Board of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s U.S.-Bangladesh Business Council. Prior to his appointment to President and CEO in 2018, Steven served for 11 years as a board member and as corporate counsel for Excelerate. Steven holds a Juris Doctorate, with highest honors, and a Bachelor of Arts, from the University of Oklahoma.

Sessions With Steven Kobos

Tuesday, 19 March

  • 02:20pm - 03:00pm (CST) / 19/mar/2024 07:20 pm - 19/mar/2024 08:00 pm

    Gas & LNG: Investing for the long-term
    Gas & LNG

    Among their many roles, natural gas and LNG offer security of supply during times of disruption, an economic resource for emerging economies and a lower-carbon alternative to higher-emitting fuels. The urgency to unlock this value and meet energy demand has created a robust and competitive global market. But projects often run into long lead times due to financing constraints, policy uncertainty, supply chain bottlenecks, labor shortages and other factors. Where are we in the LNG investment cycle? Is industry investing sufficiently in the long-term growth of LNG? What policies are needed to address industry constraints and support long-term supply?