David R. Jewell, Senior Partner
As a Senior Partner at Vantage Associates‐West, Inc., David provides guidance and coaching to executives and managers of companies focused on securing results through effective leadership.
He has 30+ years of experience managing midstream natural gas assets as a senior officer in several major energy companies. He brings Vantage clients a unique perspective having served in a variety of corporate roles and being directly responsible for the success of a wide portfolio of functions, including commercial business development, optimization, IT/Cybersecurity, federal regulation, contracting and daily commercial operations. He is highly regarded for consistently identifying and implementing business and technical solutions to deliver actionable information to those people accountable for conducting business/operational transactions.
David often served as the problem-solver assigned to units that required technology modernization, streamlining, and/or leadership development. Examples include the reorganization of companies/units to focus on efficiency, cost reduction and improved customer service; integration of companies/units resulting from mergers, acquisitions, or asset sales; and the startup of new business units or the development of a new business focus. In each of these areas, he successfully developed leadership teams and implemented strategies that simplified business processes to achieve clear accountability and a shared focus on quantifiable results and the enterprise mission.
Over his career, David has worked for or consulted with Enbridge Energy, Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, Howard Energy, NextEra Energy, Enable Midstream, CenterPoint Energy, Atlanta Gas Light, Altra Energy/Caminus Corporation, Columbia Gulf Transmission, Duke Energy, Texas Eastern Transmission, Panhandle Pipeline Company, and British Gas, as well as many of the customers and suppliers of these companies.
David holds an MBA from the University of Missouri-Kansas City and a BA in Business from Graceland University. He also completed the Executive Strategic Marketing Program at Stanford University.
He formerly served on the INGAA Board of Directors and the Southern Gas Association Executive Council. In the local community, he has served on the Board of CarePartners, which focuses on the needs of caregivers of families dealing with dementia, is a member of the Eagle Scout Association, and has served on the Board of Junior Achievement of Southeast Texas, Inc., and in various roles for the United Way of Greater Houston.