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Adjunct Professor, School of International and Public Affairs
Biography
Adam Louis Shrier, President of Global Development Opportunities,
LLC, has been a business developer and management consultant to
the energy and chemical industries since 1988. He has started-up
and acquired firms in the energy, environment and chemical fields,
and has arranged for international investments and technology transfers.
As a strategic advisor, he has helped private and state-owned companies
to formulate and implement long-term investment strategies and to
streamline their organizational structure and business processes,
and he has consulted to government agencies on planning, policy
development and economic reform programs. The scope of his activities
has been worldwide, but he has maintained a special interest in
the emerging market economies, with projects and clients in Eastern
Europe, the former Soviet Union and China. Previously, Dr. Shrier
spent 25 years at Exxon (now ExxonMobil) Corporation, in various
commercial, technical and corporate positions, including management
of international planning and policy activities. His earlier responsibilities
spanned multiple functions, including corporate planning and government
relations; international supply, transportation and trading; energy
security and emergency preparedness; alternative energy; corporate
ventures and new business development; and research and engineering.
From 1983-88 he served on the Industry Advisory Board of the International
Energy Agency. Dr. Shrier holds degrees in chemical engineering
from Columbia University, MIT and Yale University, and a law degree
from Fordham University. He has lectured at universities in the
US, China and Czech Republic, and since 2000 he has been adjunct
professor of international business at American University. |