Ashish Sethia

Ashish Sethia

Global Head of Commodities, Energy & Environmental Markets
BloombergNEF

Based out of Houston, Ashish leads a global group of energy, commodities and technology sector experts analyzing net-zero emissions pathways. He works extensively with CXOs & policy makers to decipher the inter-dependencies between various components of the energy transition, to facilitate strategic decision-making.

His team analyses asset valuations and investments, financing and contractual structures, technology evolution, policy developments and demand-supply drivers in power, natural gas & LNG, oil & petrochemicals, metals & mining, biofuels, and carbon markets.

In his previous role as the Head of Asia Pacific Research at BloombergNEF in Singapore, he also analyzed and advised on renewable energy, battery storage, sustainable finance, and mobility sectors.

Over the years Ashish has spoken at leading forums such as the World Future Energy Summit, World Energy Leader’s Summit and the Clean Energy Ministerial, hosted dialogues with G-20 ministers and given inputs to the works of the World Economic Forum and the World Energy Council. He has also shared his views at the London Stock Exchange, the White House executive office and at leading educational institutions.

Prior to joining Bloomberg, he led digital technology, capital budgeting and business process re-engineering projects across the world at European and Indian business consulting and technology firms. Ashish started his career at one of India’s largest private sector power companies where he oversaw commercial operations and smart grid deployment.

An alumnus of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, he has a first-class degree in Engineering and an MBA in Finance and Strategy. Ashish is also a graduate of the Harvard Business School’s Advanced Management Program.