Greg Ebel
Gregory L. Ebel (born 1964 in Ottawa, Canada) is president and chief executive officer of Spectra Energy Corp and a member of the company’s board of directors. He also serves on the board of directors for DCP Midstream, a joint venture between Spectra Energy and ConocoPhillips, and a leader in natural gas gathering and processing and the production and marketing of natural gas liquids.
Career
Ebel has broad experience in the energy and finance fields, in both the public and private sectors. Prior to assuming his current role in 2009, Ebel was Spectra Energy’s chief financial officer. He also has served as president of Union Gas, Spectra Energy’s large natural gas utility company in Ontario, Canada. Ebel served as vice president of investor and shareholder relations and as managing director of mergers and acquisitions for Duke Energy. Prior to his Duke Energy roles, Ebel served as vice president of strategic development for Westcoast Energy, headquartered at the time in Vancouver, B.C., which is currently an indirect subsidiary of Spectra Energy.
Political/Government Career
Ebel began his political career as an assistant to Larry Grossman, former leader of the Progressive Conservative Party in Ontario. He then worked for the Government of Canada, holding positions as senior advisor and legislative assistant (1989-1991) to the Minister of Privatization and Regulatory Affairs, John McDermid, and as chief of staff (1991-1993) to the Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister of Canada , Donald Mazankowski, both under the Progressive Conservative government of Prime Minister Brian Mulroney.
In 1993, he left Ottawa to serve as advisor to the executive director of the World Bank Group in Washington, D.C., with oversight responsibility for investment proposals of the International Finance Corporation, the private sector investment arm of World Bank.
Education
Ebel received a Bachelor of Arts degree from York University, Toronto, Ontario, in 1987 and is also a graduate of the Advanced Management Program at the Harvard Business School.
Industry Affiliations
Ebel served as the first vice chairman of the board of directors for the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA) and was chairman in 2012. INGAA is a trade organization that advocates regulatory and legislative positions of importance to the natural gas pipeline industry in North America and represents virtually all of the interstate natural gas transmission pipeline companies operating in the U.S., as well as comparable companies in Canada and Mexico. Its members transport over 95 percent of the nation's natural gas through a network of 200,000 miles of pipelines.
Community Involvement
Ebel serves on the board of the Greater Houston Partnership , an advocacy organization representing Houston’s business community and dedicated to building regional economic prosperity in the city’s ten-county region. He also is a board member and vice chair of Junior Achievement of Southeast Texas, a non-profit organization dedicated to educating students about workforce readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy through experiential, hands-on programs.
About Spectra Energy
Spectra Energy Corp (NYSE: SE), a FORTUNE 500 company, is one of North America's premier natural gas infrastructure companies serving three key links in the natural gas value chain: gathering and processing, transmission and storage, and distribution. For more than a century, Spectra Energy and its predecessor companies have developed critically important pipelines and related infrastructure connecting natural gas supply sources to premium markets. Based in Houston, Texas, the company’s operations in the United States and Canada include approximately 19,100 miles of transmission pipeline, more than 305 billion cubic feet of storage, as well as natural gas gathering and processing, natural gas liquids operations and local distribution assets. The company also has a 50 percent ownership in DCP Midstream, one of the largest natural gas gatherers and processors in the United States. Spectra Energy is a member of the Dow Jones Sustainability World and North America Indexes and the U.S. S&P 500 Carbon Disclosure Project's Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index.
About Spectra Energy Partners
Spectra Energy Partners, LP (NYSE: SEP) is a Houston-based master limited partnership, formed by Spectra Energy Corp (NYSE: SE), that owns interests in natural gas transportation and storage assets in the United States, including more than 3,200 miles of transmission and gathering pipelines and approximately 57 billion cubic feet (Bcf) of natural gas storage. These assets are capable of transporting 3.5 Bcf of natural gas per day from growing supply areas to high-demand markets.
About DCP Midstream
DCP Midstream LLC, with headquarters in Denver, leads the midstream segment as the second-largest natural gas gatherer and processor, the largest natural gas liquids producer and one of the largest marketers in the United States. DCP Midstream operates in 18 states across major producing regions. DCP Midstream is a 50:50 joint venture between Spectra Energy and ConocoPhillips. The company owns the general partner of DCP Midstream Partners LP, a master limited partnership, and provides operational and administrative support to the partnership. DCP Midstream is the largest oil and gas company, the largest private company and one of the “Best Places to Work” in Denver as ranked by the Denver Business Journal.