Carlos Tapia

Carlos is Director of IPA’s Integrated Energy Practice. In this role, he leads IPA’s energy transition initiative by helping integrated energy companies, national oil companies, and independent operators deliver competitive new business opportunities. His responsibilities include providing global energy business leaders with unbiased facts, data analytics, and research-based advice to deliver sustainable returns on both traditional and alternative energy projects (e.g., lower carbon technologies; carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS); renewables; etc.).

Since joining IPA in 1996, Carlos has been involved in an expansive scope of project work across different industries and regions. Between 2002 and 2013, he was the Regional Director of IPA Latin America, located in Brazil. In 2014, after completing his assignment in South America, Carlos rejoined IPA corporate headquarters in the United States as the director of a major corporate strategic initiative seeking to establish deeper and stronger IPA ties with senior corporate and business management levels at our client companies. In 2016, Carlos helped found and launch IPA Capital Solutions, a consulting and change management group that partners with companies to build and strengthen project work processes and systems.

Carlos received a Ph.D. and M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Rochester in New York and a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the Universidad Nacional de Ingenieria in Peru.