Sam is a partner in McKinsey’s Houston office and the global coleader of our capital strategy and portfolio optimization service. He has deep expertise across the upstream oil and gas, chemicals, and midstream industries.
Sam serves clients with a focus on helping energy and industrial companies shape and deliver industry-leading capital programs and investment strategies that maximize the full potential of their assets.
Examples of Sam’s recent client engagements include:
- leading the transformation of a top midstream company, achieving millions in annual cost savings
- transforming the engineering and projects functions’ operating model for a top-tier energy company
- supporting a billion-dollar oil and gas processing facility project by accelerating the schedule to achieve first oil ahead of plan
- shaping investment strategies for multiple large-scale projects, including a chemical complex, a liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility, and an offshore floating production platform
- advising an oil and gas major on redesigning its capital portfolio allocation strategy and optimizing governance processes
- leading the integration of two unconventional oil and gas operators, delivering millions in synergy value capture
- partnering with a leading energy player to shape their ten-year technology strategy, identifying and advancing transformative “big bets”
Prior to joining McKinsey, Sam worked at KBR, where he led the development, planning, and execution of megaprojects for both the onshore and offshore oil and gas sectors—including some of the world’s most high-profile LNG and ultra-deepwater capital projects.