Consultant, Advisor, Author, and Professor
About
Dr. Sara Vakhshouri is an energy strategist and humanitarian visionary with two decades of experience of working in the energy industry. She has extensive experience in energy strategy, energy security and geopolitical risk and global energy market studies.
She has advised numerous countries on their energy roadmap strategy and consulted public and private entities, and international organizations like IMF, World Bank. She is also Professor of Energy Security at the Institute of World Politics.
Dr. Sara Vakhshouri has advised various governments, energy companies, investment banks, financial institutions, law firms and international corporations on energy security strategies and energy transition, energy markets, trading and the geopolitics of energy, and investment patterns.
She serves in prestigious academic and research roles as a Professor of Energy Security and the Head of the Center for Energy Security and Energy Diplomacy at the IWP Graduate School, and as a Senior Fellow at the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies and the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. Dr. Vakhshouri also provides strategic guidance to international bodies such as the IMF, World Bank, and various energy agencies.
`A prominent voice in the global energy discourse, Dr. Vakhshouri is a sought-after keynote speaker at leading energy conferences and institutions worldwide. Her insights are regularly featured in top-tier international publications and she contributes to influential energy studies and reports.
Expertise
Dr. Sara Vakhshouri has more than 20 years of experience working in the energy industry in different regions including US and North America, India, Middle East and Africa.
She has a Ph.D. in Energy Security, a Master degree in Business Management (International Marketing), and a Masters degree in International Relations.
Area of Focus
Energy Security Strategy, Energy and national security, energy diplomacy, energy access in the era of transition, and energy markets
Energy Advisor
Dr. Sara Vakhshouri has more than 20 years of experience working in the energy industry and advising different countries including US, EU, Canada, Cyprus, France, UK, Mexico, India, Japan, and different countries in the Middle East and Africa.
Regularly collaborating with International organizations including; International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank, International Energy Agency (IEA), Energy Information Agency (EIA), European, International Energy Forum (IEF), OPEC and High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affair.
She has advised numerous international banks and financial institutions including: Barclays, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, Citi Bank, and Bank of Japan.
She has advised various governments, energy companies, investment banks, financial institutions, law firms and international corporations on energy security strategies and energy transition, energy markets, trading and the geopolitics of energy, and investment patterns
Author
Dr. Sara Vakhshouri has published articles in numerous journals including The Economist, The Oxford Energy Forum, Middle East Economic Survey, and Oil and Gas Journal. Dr. Sara Vakhshouri has also contributed to different energy research works and studies at the International Energy Agency (IEA), Harvard University’s Kennedy School, Oxford Energy Institute, CEDIGAZ, Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Center, School of Advanced International Studies of Johns Hopkins University and The Economist’s Energy Intelligence Unit. She is the author of a published book titled The Marketing and Sale of Iranian Export Crude Oil Since the Islamic Revolution.
She is the author of The Marketing and Sale of Iranian Export Crude Oil since the Islamic Revolution. Dr. Vakhshouri has also contributed chapters in different books and energy reports including World Energy Outlook 2018, published by the International Energy Agency. She regularly briefs energy think tanks and agencies including the International Energy Administration (IEA) & Energy Information Administration (EIA).
Humanitarian Visionary and Entrepreneur
Founder of SVB Energy International, a strategic energy consulting firm and of SVB Green Access, a non-profit organization that promotes and provides an affordable and inclusive energy program to areas in which energy poverty exists, and safe water access is either poor or would be in great need in the future.
Academic Activities
She is also Professor and Chair of Center for Energy Security and Energy Diplomacy at the Institute of World Politics (IWP), Teaching Energy Security and Energy and National Security Areas of focus: Energy Security Strategy, Energy Diplomacy, Energy and National Security, Energy Access, Energy Transition, and Energy Markets
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Sara Vakhshouri has been a keynote speaker at prestigious energy conferences including the World Energy Congress, Chatham House Middle East & Energy Conference, Platts Oil and Middle East conferences and the Global LNG Congress.
She has also been a keynote speaker at Duke University, Sciences Po university in Paris and Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Vakhshouri is frequently quoted and has appeared on Bloomberg, the BBC, The Financial Times, Reuters, Platts, The Wall Street Journal, Energy Intelligence, Foreign Policy, The Washington Post and Voice of America.
Senior Energy Fellow
She is Senior Energy Fellow at the Oxford Institue for Energy Studies, and Canadian Global Affairs Institue, she has also been a Senior Energy Fellow at the Atlantic Council .
Based in Washington D.C. since 2009
Dr. Sara Vakhshouri has been based in Washington DC since 2009 where she has advised various governments, energy companies, investment banks, financial institutions, law firms and international corporations on energy security strategies and energy transition, energy markets, trading and the geopolitics of energy, and investment patterns. Dr. Vakhshouri also has an office in Dubai.