Barry Zhang

Barry graduated magna cum laude from Yale University with an AB in economics. He also studied European monetary policy at the University of Oxford during his undergraduate years. He holds an MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management. 

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Barry is an Alumni Fellow of the Robert Toigo Foundation, and also serves on the Board of the Yale Club of Houston.

Barry is CEO of Quantico Energy Solutions, based in Houston, TX. The company's focus is on providing the oil and gas industry with data-driven solutions that address major challenges in the development of shale resources worldwide. 

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Barry was most recently CEO of NSI Technologies, and before that Director of Corporate Development at Axon Energy Products. 

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Previously, Barry was an Associate at Kenda Capital and was part of the team that founded Kenda from Royal Dutch Shell. In that role, Barry originated, evaluated and monitored investments in cleantech including solar, green building materials, water treatment, wave energy and carbon sequestration. Barry also focused on oil and gas technologies including drilling equipment and software. 

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Earlier, Barry was a Manager in the Global Corporate Development and Strategy Group of Level 3 Communications, Inc., where he was responsible for executing acquisitions, joint ventures and strategic initiatives. Prior to Level 3, he was a Financial Analyst in the investment banking division of Salomon Smith Barney, where he advised telecommunications clients and helped launch the firm's Technology Mergers and Acquisitions practice in Silicon Valley.

Barry Zhang served his fellowship as part of Class 13 under mentor Eugene Murphy at Kenda Capital in Houston, TX.