Gideon Gradman

Gideon Gradman is an energy executive and advisor on matters of energy, environmental and industrial development. He has over 15 years of experience in business development, government affairs and industrial real estate development in the energy & chemicals, electric power, and waste management sectors. Mr. Gradman has served as both a company executive and as an advisor to multinational energy and chemicals companies as well as to venture capital portfolio managers.

Mr. Gradman Managing Director of Integrated Energy Advisors where he advises select clients on corporate strategy and energy project development with a particular focus on natural gas-related industries.  He also advises cities and regional government agencies on economic development strategies to boost import/export and foreign direct investment opportunities.  Previously, he was Director of Business Development for Braskem, a worldwide maker of polymers and petrochemicals, where he focused on advancing the company’s North America growth strategy through the development of new businesses, new manufacturing and new logistics assets. Prior to his work at Braskem, Mr. Gradman served as Vice President of Corporate Development and Government Relations for Ze-gen, a renewable power company, as Director of Strategy & Business Development for GreatPoint Energy, as Senior Associate and Energy Industry Advisor at Charles River Associates, and as a consultant and contract negotiator with Deloitte.
Mr. Gradman is also active in the community. In 2006, he was appointed by Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney to serve as a Public Member on the Massachusetts Energy Facility Siting Board. The Energy Facilities Siting Board is the state-wide authority charged with licensing the construction of major energy infrastructure in the state, including large power plants, electric transmission lines, natural gas pipelines and natural gas storage facilities.  He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Gold Standard Foundation USA and is an Industry Champion for the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce.   

Mr. Gradman holds an MBA and a Masters degree in Public Policy from the University of Chicago as well as a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and a Bachelor of Science in Applied Science from Washington University in St. Louis.