Jim Sledzik has more than 30 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. Jim is the Managing Director for the North America team of Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures (SAEV), and previously served as Managing Director at Hall Labs. Formerly, he was a Senior Partner and President of North America for Energy Ventures Private Equity from 2008 to 2017, the Global Marketing & New Technology Director and VP of Multi Client Services for WesternGeco, and the Global Account Director for Schlumberger. Jim holds an MBA in International Business from the Katz Graduate School of Business at the University of Pittsburgh, as well as a BS in Geosciences from Penn State University.