Bio

Christof Rühl is a Senior Research Scholar at the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University, New York. He is an internationally renowned economist, specializing in macroeconomics and energy economics. His most recent commercial expertise is in energy, specifically oil and gas, and in asset allocation, focussed on global macro and geopolitical trends. He combines more than 20 years of experience in senior positions in world class companies. From 2014-19 Christof served as Global Head of Research at the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, creating and managing ADIA’s first global research team to provide economic, energy and geopolitical analysis to the Fund. Earlier, he was Group Chief Economist and Vice President of BP plc (2005-14), credited with a significant contribution to the global debate on energy, climate change, and the various links between energy and economic development. Christof joined BP from the world of global economic policy, having served at the World Bank (1998–2005) - including as the Bank’s Chief Economist in Russia and in Brazil - and at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD, 1996-98). He started his career in academia, first as a Research Associate at the Universities of Bremen and Hohenheim in Germany; and from 1991-96, as an Assistant Professor in economics at the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA). Christof has a succinct track record in business, economic policy and academia. He is published and quoted widely in his fields, is a sought after public speaker, and serves as board director and global advisor to companies in energy, banking and private equity.