BCG surveyed 125 companies that ship cargo to gauge their willingness to pay a premium for carbon-neutral shipping. Their responses present both challenges and opportunities for the shipping industry.
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Education
- MBA, Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College
- MP, Energy Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
- BS, Electrical Engineering, United States Naval Academy
Honors and Awards
- George Marshall Award for energy security advocacy, Truman National Security Project
Wade Barnes is a core member of Boston Consulting Group's energy practice and leads the firm's commodity trading and risk management team in North America. In addition to commodity trading, Wade has expertise in value chain optimization, LNG, renewables, and oilfield services/EPC.
Before joining the firm Wade worked for Apex Clean Energy where he led development, financing, and PPA origination for wind power projects, and performed buy- and sell-side due diligence on wind and solar project portfolios. Wade previously served as a US naval officer for five years, completing four overseas deployments.