Omar Abou-SayedFounder

United States - Greater Houston

CEO - Strategist - Investor - Board Member - Producer - Inventor

Mr. Abou-Sayed’s experience spans the global energy, chemicals, oilfield services, and renewables industries. He has worked in a variety of engineering, business, and organization-wide leadership roles within Fortune 10 energy companies, blue chip management consulting firms and private equity funds, and venture-backed startups. He is an active angel investor. He currently serves as CEO of Advantek Waste Management Services (AWMS), a TPG-backed company dedicated to using injection wells to reduce the impacts to air, water, land, and climate from industrial activities. Mr. Abou-Sayed spun AWMS out of Advantek International, a global oilfield consulting firm focused on hydraulic fracturing, geomechanics, and oilfield waste management. Omar had previous architected Advantek International's strategy and served as a director of the company since its founding in 1999. Previous to joining Advantek, he served as the Vice President of Strategy and Planning for Elevance Renewable Sciences, a TPG and Total Ventures backed renewable chemical company.

Omar has executive produced multiple multi-award winning independent films, holds multiple US and international patents, and has invested in more than 10 early stage companies out of his family’s pool of capital.

Omar holds a Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, and an MBA from the Harvard Business School.

Specialties: Clean tech, early stage investing, oil and gas exploration and production, biofuels, business development, corporate development and M&A, strategy, organizational development.