J. Robinson West

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Robinson West was the founder of PFC Energy, Inc. (founded in 1984) where he served as Chairman & Chief Executive Officer from 2010 to 2013.
He currently holds the position of Co-Chairman at The German Marshall Fund of United States and Chairman at US Institute of Peace.
Additionally, he is an Independent Non-Executive Director at Repsol SA since 2015 and a Director at Stewart & Stevenson LLC since 2011.
Mr. West is also a Director at Center for the National Interest, Inc., The Atlantic Council of the United States, and Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. He is a Member of The National Petroleum Council and President of Wyeth Endowment for American Art Trust.
In his former positions, Mr. West served as Chairman of Magellan Petroleum Corp., Paragon Offshore Plc, and Key Energy Services, Inc. He was also a Director at Cheniere Energy, Inc. and Lambert Energy Advisory Ltd. Furthermore, he held the position of Managing Director at The Boston Consulting Group SL and Senior Advisor-IHS Energy Insight at IHS, Inc. Mr. West completed his undergraduate studies at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and obtained a graduate degree from Temple University Beasley School of Law.