With more than 20 years of experience, Mr. Putnam has worked with public and private companies operating across the world. He has served as a strategic advisor and delivery leader on more than $100 billion of transactions in the energy industry throughout his career. He is highly skilled in orchestrating strategy, functional integration, and delivery across the energy value chain, interfacing with engineering, supply chain and operations, finance and accounting, commercial, risk, and technology. 

Prior to joining A&M, Mr. Putnam spent 13 years with EY in Houston, where he most recently served as Partner in the oil, gas, and chemicals sector. While at EY, he served in a variety of leadership roles, spanning upstream, consulting, and transformation for the Americas oil, gas, and chemicals business. 

Mr. Putnam earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from Texas A&M University and completed executive education for energy leaders at Rice University. He is passionate about the ever-evolving geopolitical and energy landscape, as well as coaching and mentoring the next generation of energy leaders.