Amanda Nelson is a Managing Editor of International Upstream Intelligence within S&P Global Energy’s CERA. Her team delivers original research focused on identifying and analyzing trends throughout the global energy value chain. While focused on the upstream sector, her work includes insights into geopolitics, energy transition, midstream and downstream. Amanda joined the company in 2013 through what was then IHS in Geneva, Switzerland, but is now based in San Diego, California. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies from UC Berkeley and a Master of Environmental Science and Management from UC Santa Barbara.