Peter Tertzakian

Peter Tertzakian (born 1961) is an economist and author. He is the Deputy Director of the ARC Energy Research Institute, a Managing Director of ARC Financial Corporation, an energy-focused private equity firm, and the creator of Energyphile, a multimedia project exploring the past, present and future of our energy circumstance. His first two books, the bestselling A Thousand Barrels a Second and The End of Energy Obesity, examine the transformation of the global energy sector through economic, environmental and geopolitical pressures. His latest book, The Investor Visit and Other Stories, explores disruption, denial and transition in the energy business.

Peter Tertzakian
Tertzakian at the Halifax International Security Forum 2014
Born (1961-01-04) January 4, 1961
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Alma materUniversity of Alberta
University of Southampton
MIT
Occupationeconomist, investor, author, public speaker, geophysicist
Spouse(s)Janet
ChildrenAlexander, André (Andy)
Websitewww.arcenergyinstitute.com

Personal

Raised in Edmonton, Alberta, Peter Tertzakian is now a long-time resident of Calgary, Alberta. He lives there with his wife, Janet, and they have two children, Alexander and André (Andy). He enjoys photography. The asteroid 100077 Tertzakian has been named in his honour.†

Education and Qualifications

Peter Tertzakian has an undergraduate degree in Geophysics from the University of Alberta, and a graduate degree in Econometrics from the University of Southampton, U.K. He also holds a Master of Science in Management of Technology from the MIT Sloan School of Management. Tertzakian is an Adjunct Professor with the Haskayne School of Business at the University of Calgary.

Career

Peter has devoted his career to energy, first as a geophysicist, then as an economist and investment strategist. Peter has written two bestsellers — A Thousand Barrels a Second and The End of Energy Obesity — and in 2020 launched his new project, energyphile.org, and book, The Investor Visit and Other Stories: Disruption, Denial and Transition in the Energy Business. Passionate about studying how society evolves its energy use and applying lessons of the past to today’s strategic business issues, Peter created Energyphile to encourage people to think about the energy business in a whole new way.

In 2015 Peter was seconded to the four-person Royalty Review Panel for the province of Alberta — the world’s eighth largest producer of oil and gas — where he led the redesign of the fiscal policy. In 2016 he was inducted into the Alberta Petroleum Hall of Fame and in 2021, he joined the Institute of Sustainable Finance Advisory Board and became the Chair of the board of Contemporary Calgary Art Gallery.

Published works
  • The Investor Visit and Other Stories: Disruption, Denial and Transition in the Energy Business (2020). ISBN 978-1-9991113-0-4; ISBN 1999111303.
  • A Thousand Barrels a Second: The Coming Oil Break Point and the Challenges Facing an Energy Dependent World (2006). ISBN 0-07-149260-7; ISBN 978-0-07-149260-7.
  • The End of Energy Obesity: Breaking Today's Energy Addiction for a Prosperous and Secure Tomorrow (2009). ISBN 0-470-43544-5; ISBN 978-0-470-43544-1.

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