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Patrick Heller

Chief Program Officer
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Patrick has supported legal reform and accountability in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East for more than 20 years for organizations including USAID, the U.S. State Department, the Asian Development Bank, Creative Associates International and The International Center for Transitional Justice. He is also a senior visiting fellow at the Center for Law, Energy & the Environment at the University of California, Berkeley.

As chief program officer, Patrick oversees the organization’s global program portfolio. Patrick previously served as an advisor to NRGI, a position in which he managed NRGI’s work supporting equitable energy transition in resource-rich countries, including the governance of critical clean-technology minerals, reforms to domestic energy systems and strategies to avoid excessive economic dependence on fossil fuel extraction. He also led NRGI’s work on the governance of state-owned oil and mining companies. 

Patrick has contributed extensively to NRGI’s programs of technical assistance to governments and civil society organizations throughout the world, and to NRGI’s capacity development efforts. He has facilitated courses on oil, gas and mining legal frameworks with partner institutions including the University of Oxford, Columbia University, Gadjah Mada University (Indonesia), the Catholic University of Central Africa (Cameroon) and the Universidad Externado de Colombia.

He holds a law degree from Stanford University and a master’s in international relations from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.

Authored content

Podcast: Fossil Fuels and Climate Change, Featuring NRGI’s Patrick Heller

Patrick Heller
20 April 2022

Le cobalt : renforcer la gouvernance est une urgence pour la transition énergétique

Report
25 March 2022
David ManleyPatrick HellerWilliam Davis

No Time to Waste: Governing Cobalt Amid the Energy Transition

Report
25 March 2022
David ManleyPatrick HellerWilliam Davis

New Producer Contract Terms and Uncertainty: Lessons From the Recent Past

Report
3 March 2022
Patrick HellerPerrine ToledanoDavid MihalyiTehtena Mebratu-Tsegaye

National Oil Companies and Climate Change: Insights for Advocates

Briefing
9 November 2021
Patrick HellerGreg MuttittAlexandra GilliesPaasha MahdaviDavid ManleyValerie MarcelJoachim RothLourdes MelgarFrancisco MonaldiAngela Picciariello

Climate Advocacy and the Politics of National Oil Companies

Greg MuttittPatrick HellerJoachim Roth
23 July 2021

How National Oil Companies Can Play a Role in Renewable Energy and Diversification

Patrick HellerGreg Muttitt
8 June 2021

G7 Countries Cannot Secure Critical Minerals Without Tackling Governance and Corruption

Alexandra GilliesAmir ShafaiePatrick Heller
8 June 2021

IEA’s Ambitious Climate Scenario Underscores Need for More Transparency on Fossil Fuel Projects

Erica WestenbergPatrick Heller
19 May 2021

National Oil Companies and Climate Change: Economic Challenges and Potential Responses

Patrick HellerGreg Muttitt
4 May 2021

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    Beneficial ownership
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    Economic diversification
    Energy transition
    Gender
    Global initiatives
    Legislation and regulation
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    Open data
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