Clayton Seigle is a senior fellow in the Energy Security and Climate Change Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and holds the James R. Schlesinger Chair in Energy and Geopolitics. An experienced energy industry analyst with specialization in market intelligence and political risk, Clay provides policymakers and corporate leaders with thought leadership and strategic insights to navigate regional and global energy security challenges. Previously, Clay led the Global Oil Service at Rapidan Energy Group. Prior to Rapidan, he served in analytical and leadership roles at Vortexa, Genscape, Maxar, IHS, Enron, and the U.S. Department of Energy. Clay has been a commentator on CNBC, CNN, and Bloomberg Television and a contributor at Petroleum Economist, and has been interviewed in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Houston Chronicle, Reuters, and Sky News. He serves on the Board of Directors at the Houston Committee on Foreign Relations and is a past vice president of the U.S. Association for Energy Economics. Clay holds a master’s degree in international relations and economics from the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University and a bachelor’s degree in government from the University of Texas at Austin.