Global investment firm Carlyle today announced the appointment of former Goldman Sachs head of commodities research, Jeff Currie, as Chief Strategy Officer for Energy Pathways.
In the newly created role, Currie will have responsibility for analyzing commodity market trends and evaluating new investment opportunities in the energy markets and commodity supply chain central to the energy transition.
Currie worked at Goldman Sachs for nearly three decades and helped build the firm's commodities business, becoming one of Wall Street's most prominent commodity market strategists.
Currie said:
“I am excited to join Carlyle, a company with a leading global energy franchise that is uniquely positioned to build these new energy pathways and take advantage of this growing global opportunity in commodity markets.”
According to Carlyle, the new appointment comes as the energy transition enters a new phase, with the decarbonization of the global economy requiring transitions in energy production, distribution, transportation, refining, efficiency and end-use, stimulating new energy pathways for balance energy. availability, security and accessibility.
Carlyle CEO Harvey Schwartz said:
“The need to decarbonize our global economy is one of the most significant investment opportunities today. Jeff is a leading expert on global markets and commodities and his experience and insights will help us better address the unprecedented market dislocations arising from the global energy transition for the benefit of our investors.”
The company said the new role reflects its “ambition to deepen our capabilities in energy markets as we continue to pursue the significant global investment opportunities arising from the energy transition.”
Marcel van Poecke, President of Energy at Carlyle, and Pooja Goyal, Director of Infrastructure Investments and Head of Renewable and Sustainable Energy at Carlyle, added:
Searching for investment opportunities along the global energy transition requires a deep understanding of global raw materials markets and the complex intersecting forces of energy availability, security and affordability. We are excited to welcome Jeff, who can add another layer of analysis to help our investment decision-making.”
