Ricardo Castillo
S&P Global Commodity Insights
Director, Research Projects – Fuels, Chemicals & Resource Solutions
Ricardo is a Director of Research Projects in Houston for S&P Global Commodity Insights – Downstream Energy. Ricardo managed the delivery of our refinery and petrochemical integration subscriptions study called “From Fuels to Chemicals” and also provides research and consulting services to energy companies, financial institutions, and government agencies. Ricardo has nearly 20 years of varied and practical experience having worked on Refinery and Petrochemical projects in 30+ countries, 5 continents, and 50+ projects, helping clients make decisions and plan for an unknown future. His varied experience includes developing projects from initial conceptualization through execution both as a Market and Technical advisor. Ricardo started his career with UOP working both in Research and Development of new technologies and Field Operating Services. He joined Purvin & Gertz before being acquired by IHS Markit. He has a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from University of Wisconsin – Madison.