Robert “Bob” Stout

Building upon nearly three decades in global legal, compliance and public affairs executive roles at bp, Stout advises a diverse group of businesses, universities and nonprofits on the development and implementation of effective and enduring policies to promote secure, affordable and lower emissions energy solutions. For over a decade and four successive presidential administrations, he has advocated for enduring policies to drive down methane emissions and product loss across natural gas supply chains by incentivizing the use of cost-effective advanced technologies for emissions monitoring, measurement, reporting and verification.

Stout currently serves as a senior advisor to the Natural Gas Innovation Network (NGIN), the American Council for Capital Formation (ACCF), the Harvard Law School Environmental & Energy Law Program, the Duke Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability, and Future 500, and sits on the Board of Carbon Mapper. He is also a certified mindfulness meditation teacher and avid lyricist and vocalist. Stout lives and works in the Washington DC suburb of Oakton, Virginia.