Ghazal Izadi

Ghazal Izadi, Ph.D. has a diverse and extensive work experience in the field of geoscience and petroleum engineering. Ghazal is currently serving as the Chief Operating Officer at XGS Energy (formerly Geothermic Solution), where they are responsible for overseeing the company's operations. Prior to this role, they held the position of Vice President, Reservoir Management and Market Strategy at the same company.

Before joining XGS Energy, Ghazal worked at Baker Hughes for several years. Ghazal'sroles at Baker Hughes included being the Global Discipline Lead - Unconventionals, Reservoir Technical Services, Global Engineering Manager - Geoservices, Predictive Stimulation and Production Expert, ARGOS Product Development Lead, Stimulation and Reservoir Modeling Engineer, and Research, Development, and Design Engineer.

Ghazal also has teaching experience as a Lecturer of senior level undergraduate courses at Shiraz Azad University (SAU). Additionally, they worked as a Ph.D. Candidate at Penn State University, specializing in computational geomechanics, fluid transport in fractured and porous media, and rock mechanics, with a focus on geothermal and petroleum reservoirs. Furthermore, Ghazal served as a Reservoir Geomechanics engineer at Baker Hughes.

In their early career, Ghazal worked at Pars Balloon Company (PBC) as the Superintendent of Static's and Information Department, where they were responsible for the production and distribution of special, laboratory, industrial, and medical products.

Overall, Ghazal Izadi, Ph.D. has a strong background in geoscience, petroleum engineering, and geomechanics, having held various leadership positions in the industry and conducted research in the field.

Ghazal Izadi, Ph.D., obtained their Bachelor of Science degree in Applied Mathematics from Iran University of Science and Technology in 2005. Ghazal then pursued further education and earned their Master's degree in Energy and Mineral Engineering from Penn State University between 2009 and 2013. Prior to that, they briefly attended the University of Hawaii at Manoa in 2008-2009, where they focused on Civil and Environmental Engineering.