Colby Connelly is is Energy Intelligence’s Head of Middle East Content. Key focus areas of Energy Intelligence content include competitive intelligence, oil and gas/LNG markets, risk and low-carbon transition.

Based in Dubai, Mr Connelly leads development of editorial and research efforts that cover the Middle East and North Africa. He is responsible for editorial strategy, research and analysis ensuring impactful insights for global audiences.

Prior to joining Energy Intelligence, Mr Connelly worked as a Research Associate at the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington, where he focused on the economies of the Gulf Cooperation Council region, with special attention to national oil companies and domestic energy markets. He spent several years working as a contractor in Saudi Arabia in support of workforce nationalization projects established as part of the government’s Saudization initiative. He designed, managed and supported multiple training programs tailored for new employees of Saudi energy and critical infrastructure companies. He also has over seven years’ experience serving as a contributor to IHS Markit’s Middle East and North Africa country risk product.

Mr Connelly holds an MA in global security studies from the Center for Advanced Governmental Studies at Johns Hopkins University and a BA in international affairs from James Madison University. He is also a Senior Fellow at the Middle East Institute in Washington, DC.

onal affairs from James Madison University.