2010 POWERFUL HISPANICS IN ENERGY stu PEDRO PIZARRO
Executive Vice President Power Operations
Southern California Edison stu CARLOS L. AGUILERA
Vice President and General Manager Business Development, Exploration and Production Africa and Latin America Chevron
The Pursuit of Natural Gas
Carlos L. Aguilera has had a 30-year career in the global oil and gas busi- ness, and he is not slowing down. His responsibilities as vice president and general manager of business develop- ment for Chevron in Africa and Latin America include all commercial activities pertaining to Chevron’s exploration and production business in the regions. He is accountable for three liquid natural gas projects. One development is under construction in Angola. Another is a joint venture with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation and includes a liquefaction facility and marine terminal. Ultimately, a pipeline will supply natural gas to several West African countries. During Aguilera‘s watch, Chevron is also building a gas-to-liquid (GTL) facility in Nigeria’s delta region. It is projected to be able to convert 325 million cubic feet per day of natural gas into 33,000 barrels of diesel fuel per day, as well as liquefied petroleum gas, and GTL naphtha. And there is a third liquid natural gas project underway in Ven- ezuela. A strong believer in workplace diversity, the executive, who was born in Cuba and lived in Wisconsin, is an executive member of Chevron’s Somos Latin American and Hispanic Employee Network Group. He earned his bach- elor’s degree in geology at Louisiana State University, which he attended on a basketball scholarship, and a master’s degree in business administration from the Sloan School of Management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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His Work Keeps Him On The Move Southern California Edison (SCE) serves more than 14 million people in 180 cities over 50,000-square miles of coastal, central, and southern California. That means Pedro Pizarro, executive vice president of SCE’s Power Operations division, has a lot to think about. The four business units he oversees include SCE’s transmission and distribution system; the section that procures conventional and renewable power contracts; gas-fired and hydroelectric power production facili- ties; and Edison Carrier Solutions. The latter provides wholesale broadband services to telecommunications carriers. A scientist, with a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Harvard University, and a Ph.D. in chemistry from Caltech, Pizarro started out in consulting. During his time with McKinsey & Company, which he says was “ like a mini- M.B.A.,” as a senior engagement manager, he advised energy, technology, engineering services, and banking clients. In 1999, Pizarro joined the parent compa- ny of SCE, Edison International, and began moving up. By 2004, he was senior vice president of Power Procurement, and in 2008 assumed his current post. Like many techs, Pizarro’s curiosity and technical interests are part of his down time. The avid runner gets to use his favorite tech gadget—a GPS for runners—while logging his 20 miles per week. He is also a supporter of the House Ear Institute, a nonprofit that advances hearing science through research and education, and the Colburn School of Performing Arts, because Pizarro’s dream job is to be an opera singer.
stu DAVID HERNANDEZ (shown left) Chief Executive Officer
stu ALBERTO DAIRE (shown right)
President and Chief Operating Officer Liberty Power Corporation An Electric Duo
Liberty Power Corp., which is based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, is recognized by Inc. magazine as “the only national, minority-owned energy provider.” In 2001, a pair of
businessmen, and Cuban immigrants, founded the low-cost retail electricity supplier. Since then, David Hernandez, chief executive officer, and Alberto Daire, president and chief operating officer, have expanded a company that caters to business and government. Its tens of thousands of customers include government agencies and numerous Fortune 500 companies. The 8(a) firm gained federal certification to market electricity nationally in 2002, and is licensed to provide electricity in at least 15 of the 21 deregulated markets. Hernandez has a business degree from New York University. Daire earned a Bachelor of Science degree in industrial engineering at the University of Miami, and an M.B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. This year the two men were finalists for Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2010 Award in the distribution, manufacturing and defense category. In 2009, Frito- Lay, a division of PepsiCo, selected Liberty as its Supplier of the Year in Energy for its ability to lower energy costs and reduce the related risk of purchasing energy. Inc., the magazine for entrepreneurs, says that Liberty Power “offers portfolio strategies to manage risk, meet financial objectives, balance environmental goals, and address other needs of business and government customers.” As a privately-held firm, Lib- erty Power does not release its income, but Inc. magazine reports that Liberty’s 2008 revenues were $302 million.
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