Kenneth A. Hersh

• Founder and Chief Executive Officer, NGP Energy Capital Management, USA

1985, BA in Politics (Hons), Princeton University; 1989, MBA, Graduate School of Business, Stanford University; Arjay Miller Scholar. 1985-87, energy investment banking, Morgan Stanley; 1988, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, NGP Energy Capital Management; 2010, Founder and Chairman, Global Adaptation Institute. Member: Dean's Council, Harvard Kennedy School; Advisory Council, Graduate School of Business, Stanford University and Bendheim Center for Finance, Princeton University; Lone Star Chapter, Young Presidents' Organization; others. Expertise: private equity investments in natural resources industry & global adaptation to climate change.