Jim Slutz is the Director of Study Operations for the National Petroleum Council (NPC), an independent federal advisory committee to the United States, reporting to the Secretary of Energy.  Prior to NPC, Jim led a global energy consulting practice with projects in North America, Asia, and Europe.  Previously, Mr. Slutz served as Acting Assistant Secretary of Fossil Energy at the United States Department of Energy (DOE) and before that as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Oil and Natural Gas.

Prior to joining DOE, Jim served as the Indiana Oil and Gas Director, regulating the State’s upstream oil and gas industry and natural gas storage wells.  He is a former Vice-Chair of the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission.  Mr. Slutz holds an MBA degree from The Ohio State University, Fisher College of Business, and a B.S. degree from The Ohio State University, School of Natural Resources.

Jim serves as an advisor to the National Bureau of Asia Research and is a Board Member of the local chapter of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE).  Jim previously served as chair of the Committee on Earth Resources and as a member of the Board of Earth Sciences and Resources of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM). He is currently a member of the NASEM Planning Committee on Practices and Standards for Plugging Orphaned and Abandoned Hydrocarbon Wells. Jim has published papers in collaboration with the American Enterprise Institute, The East West Center, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, the National Bureau of Asia Research, and the Society of Petroleum Engineers.