Jarand founded Rystad Energy in 2004 and is managing the company. Jarand has extensive experience in oil and gas and energy strategy advisory work from McKinsey and Rystad Energy. He has led a number of strategy projects for international oil and gas and energy companies as well as oilfield service companies. He has also worked with governments and international organizations on topics related to the global energy agenda, and he is advising investors on deal screening, transactions and portfolio management. Jarand is, according to Financial Times “one of the most cited petroleum analysts in the industry” and has been the keynote speaker on numerous international conferences. His areas of expertise include energy and E&P strategy, energy scenarios and all aspect of the Energy Transition, renewables, asset and company transactions, macro analysis and oil service industry analysis. Jarand has also worked for Kvaerner Engineering and as a research scientist within Industrial Economics, gaining wide expertise in statistics and programming. Jarand holds a M.Sc. degree in Physics from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, where he majored with a thesis on asteroseismology. He also has an academic background in philosophy, and has been the leader and founder of various organizations.