Jarand Rystad founded Rystad Energy in 2004 and has, since its inception, managed the company.

Jarand has extensive experience in oil and gas and energy strategy advisory work from his long tenure with both McKinsey & Company and Rystad Energy. His areas of expertise include energy and E&P strategy, energy scenarios and all aspect of the Energy Transition, renewables, asset and company transactions, macro analysis, and oil service industry analysis. According to the Financial Times, Jarand is “one of the most cited petroleum analysts in the industry” and is a frequent keynote speaker at numerous international conferences focusing on all aspect of energy and the Energy Transition.

Jarand holds a M.Sc. degree in Physics from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, where he majored with a thesis on asteroseismology. He also has an academic background in philosophy and has been the leader and founder of various organizations.

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