Regulators and consumers worldwide are pushing businesses to analyze their energy usage and address climate-related risks. Such interest is one of the catalysts for the energy market’s ongoing transition to a business model rooted in sustainability.

In this episode of the Forging the Future of Business Education podcast, presented by SMU Cox School of Business in partnership with the Dallas Business Journal, two expert guests dispel two topical myths: Energy markets, particularly in Texas, are driven by oil and gas; and climate-related risks are solely a concern for the oil-and-gas industry. 

Our guests are:

• Ken Hersh, executive-in-residence, SMU Cox School of Business; president and CEO, George W. Bush Presidential Center, and co-founder and former CEO of NGP Energy Capital Management
• Kumar Venkataraman, professor of finance and Maguire Chair in Energy Management at the Cox School of Business, and academic director of the Maguire Energy Institute and the Kyle Miller Energy program

The current “all-time record of global oil and gas demand” persists, says Hersh, but the U.S. and Texas are leaders in diversifying energy sources. 

SMU Cox Master of Science degree program in energy and sustainability management, says Venkataraman, is equipping students for work in the evolving energy sector by “exposing them to traditional and renewable energies, energy economics and energy finance.” 

Listen for more insights from:

• Kumar Venkataraman, on the fossil fuels consumption forecast for the next 25 years (5:53)
• Ken Hersh, on what’s needed to make a difference in global energy consumption (22:25)

Find out how the SMU Cox School of Business Maguire Energy Institute supports student success.