Bio

Frederick Cedoz, Esq.
Vice President—Operations
fcedoz@gwest.net

Mr. Cedoz, a practicing attorney, is currently serving as Vice President for Operations and a Director of GWEST (Global Water & Energy Strategy Team). Mr. Cedoz is a co-founder of GWEST whose principal business is providing energy security policy analysis and business development consulting services to energy companies, financial institutions, and foreign governments.

In addition to writing on Alberta’s oil sands projects and the importance of U.S.-Canadian energy relations, Mr. Cedoz was recently the keynote speaker at the world’s largest oil and gas trade show, Calgary’s Global Petroleum Show in June of 2006. He was also the keynote speaker for the Independent Power Producers Society of Alberta’s Tenth Annual Conference in Banff in March of 2004. Since then he has made many presentations to prestigious groups on U.S. energy security issues including the New York Society of Security Analysts and the Heritage Foundation in Washington, DC.

In December 2005 he was interviewed on camera by Emmy winner Bob Simon of CBS News 60 Minutes for a story on the Albertan oil sands.

He has also been interviewed on several television and radio programs including Calgary’s Global TV and the CBC, and for many publications including Canada’s National Post and Macleans, and has written for others including the South China Morning Post and Alberta Oil Magazine. In March 2006, Mr. Cedoz’s article “Thinking Beyond OPEC,” which provides recommendations for American energy security and foreign policy strategy, was featured in the prestigious Journal of International Security Affairs. Portions of the article were featured in the 25th Anniversary issue of Oil and Gas Investor magazine.

Mr. Cedoz is currently working on energy security policy initiatives including development of unconventional resources in the United States.

Prior to founding GWEST in 2002, Mr. Cedoz was with a major Wall Street firm managing individual, corporate, non-profit and high net worth assets. From February 2000 to October 2001, Mr. Cedoz served as Executive Director of a Washington-based public policy institute focusing on U.S. energy security and foreign policy. In 1999 and 2000, Mr. Cedoz was employed by Thompson, O'Donnell, Markham, Norton & Hannon, a Washington law firm specializing in civil defense litigation.

Mr. Cedoz received his Juris Doctor degree from the Columbus School of Law at The Catholic University of America, in Washington, DC. His area of specialty was securities and corporate finance. Mr. Cedoz completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Dayton with a Bachelor of Arts (cum laude) in history and political science.

He lives in Alexandria, Virginia with his wife Jennifer.