Dr. R. Jerry Bailey

Dr. R. Gerald “Jerry” Bailey has over 50 years of experience in the international petroleum industry with extensive experience in the Middle East and in the U.S. onshore and offshore sectors. Dr. Bailey has domestic and international experience in all aspects of the industry, both upstream and downstream. He has served on a number of industry boards and in executive management positions and is featured frequently in media appearances as an expert in energy issues.  Dr. Bailey is retired from Exxon, lastly as President, Arabian Gulf. During his Exxon career, he also served as the Assistant General Manager, Administration & Commercial, Abu Dhabi Onshore Oil Company; Operations Manager, Dukhan Operations, Qatar General Petroleum Corp.; and the Operations Manager, Umm Said Operations, Qatar General Petroleum Corp. He was also the Operations Superintendent, Exxon Lago Oil, Aruba and has spent time in Libya as Operations Superintendent for Esso Standard, Libya, Brega, with experience in LNG and oil field production. Dr. Bailey holds a BS Degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Houston, an MS Degree in Chemical Engineering from the New Jersey Institute of Technology, a PhD Degree from Columbia Pacific University and is a graduate of Engineering Doctoral Studies from Lamar University.