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Rodolfo Guzman

Managing Partner

Head of Arthur D. Little Latin America

Rodolfo advises energy players on growth strategies, organizational transformation, performance improvement and technology management.

Areas of Focus

Education

The Wharton School. University of Pennsylvania
Master in Business Administration
Universidad Simón Bolívar (Caracas, Venezuela)
Mechanical Engineering "Summa Cum Laude"

Past Experience

Petroquímica de Venezuela S.A.
Financial Analyst

Country Grouping
Latin America

Rodolfo is the Managing Partner of Arthur D. Little’s Latin American operation and head of the Houston office. With over twenty-five years of management consulting experience, he has developed extensive knowledge of the global energy industry, specially the oil and gas business.

His functional interests are focused on the areas of strategy development and organizational transformation. Rodolfo has advised private and state-owned oil and gas companies, as well as governments in many countries with challenges related to transformation and value creation opportunities in the energy sector.

Examples of his consulting work include projects related to design of energy policies, exploration strategies for unconventional hydrocarbons, visualization of deep-water developments, promotion of E&P investment, refinery feasibility studies, international trading, retail-network strategies,  performance management, contract administration and restructuring of oil and gas companies.

Rodolfo has a passion for making impactful changes, and he has played an important role in the transformation of the energy sectors of several Latin American countries.

Energy, Utilities & Resources, Waste, Water & Circularity
Disruption is now
Michael Kruse, Florence Carlot, Kurt Baes, Irene Macchiarelli, Daniel Monzon, Trung Ghi, Rodolfo Guzman, Carlo Stella, Chiara Loreti, Martijn Eikelenboom, Sally Menassa, Eddy Ghanem, Alexander Krug, Dr. Philipp Seidel, Dr. Michael Opitz
How decarbonization, decentralization, and digitalization transform the energy and resources sector
Find out more
Winning the productivity race in hydropower
Energy, Utilities & Resources, Electric Power & Energy Grids
Winning the productivity race in hydropower
Dr. Engin Beken, Rodolfo Guzman, Michael Kruse
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Travel & transportation
Electric buses
Petter Kilefors, Rodolfo Guzman
Electric buses are expected to be more efficient and greener than diesel buses, and key to making cities more environmentally friendly. Every city must carefully choose its individual solution for its bus fleet, and OEMs have to be ready to mirror the local requirements by understanding the needs of both PTOs and PTAs.
Find out more
Oil, Gas & Other Natural Resources
Weathering the perfect storm
Daniel Monzon, Rodolfo Guzman
COVID-19 and the future of the oil & gas industry
Find out more
Oil, Gas & Other Natural Resources
Internationalization of National Oil Companies
Rodolfo Guzman
The energy transition is bringing new challenges to National Oil Companies (NOCs). The demands of the industry transformations in their own countries are encouraging many NOCs to pursue international ventures. As is the need to innovate, to continuously increase value creation for citizens while modernizing their operations. However, to increase their chances of success in a highly competitive global industry, NOCs will need to clearly define their internationalization strategies and prepare their organizations for these new growth pathways.
Find out more
Energy, Utilities & Resources
Energy Journal – Utilities
Rodolfo Guzman, Daniel Monzon, Michael Kruse
The global electricity industry is wrestling with its legacy as it undergoes the most significant structural changes since Thomas Edison invented the light bulb in 1879. The forces of innovation and disruption led by technological advances and economic viability of several trends such as decentralized renewable energy, energy storage, digitalization/smartization of networks, electric vehicles, active policy making and regulation, and the influx of new market entrants in the power sector are the main drivers of the current transformation.
Find out more
Oil, Gas & Other Natural Resources
The oil company of the future
Daniel Monzon, Rodolfo Guzman
What are oil companies going to look like in the future? The oil industry is shifting towards NOC hegemony, peak oil is arriving from the demand side, and the energy mix is changing. Oil companies’ profiles are in constant evolution, and they are already adapting their business strategies to the forthcoming era. However, will they know how to leverage their core competences to survive and even benefit from such new challenges?
Find out more
Oil, Gas & Other Natural Resources
Building momentum – oil and gas in Latin America
Rodolfo Guzman
Unconventional oil production has grown these past few years despite low oil prices since 2014. Although production in the US decreased in 2015, stabilization of prices and improvements in several operational areas allowed unconventionals to maintain a relevant role in the global supply. Last year, Arthur D. Little published a viewpoint analyzing the perspectives for unconventional resources in selected Latin American countries. While our outlook for Latin American opportunities remains positive, there are new factors to consider.
Find out more
Oil, Gas & Other Natural Resources
Dead end approaches for high- sulfur fuels
Daniel Monzon, Rodolfo Guzman
Demand switch to low-sulfur fuels has been uneven across the globe, but environmental and engine regulations are pressing sulfur specs to extremely low limits. Refiners need to act accordingly since there will not be place to sink high-sulfur fuels anymore.
Find out more
Oil, Gas & Other Natural Resources
Petroleum refiners and shippers struggle over marine fuel
Daniel Monzon, Rodolfo Guzman
The marine-fuel sector is facing lower-sulfur-content specifications, with the major change taking place in January 2020. Both petroleum refiners and ship owners could contribute to close the supply-demand gap, but all players’ contributions will depend on each other’s, in both impact and timing.
Find out more
Oil, Gas & Other Natural Resources, Energy, Utilities & Resources
Unconventional hydrocarbons in Latin America
Rodolfo Guzman
Production of unconventional hydrocarbons became globally prominent in 2010, when the US, for the first time, reached a daily output of 1 million barrels of tight oil. In Latin America, where high unconventional hydrocarbon potential has been widely recognized, Governments noticed the need to attract experienced international operators, qualified suppliers and risk-prone investors to develop such resources. The current global low-prices and increasing social and environmental pressures raise questions about the timing of Latin America’s unconventional take-off.
Find out more
Oil, Gas & Other Natural Resources
What is next for petroleum downstream?
Daniel Monzon, Rodolfo Guzman, Alfredo Verna
Petroleum downstream has been adapting to increasing competition and challenging regulations, and is suffering from lower returns than the upstream segment. Industry challenges will intensify, and new energy sources for mobility will impact the entire fuel value chain. Downstream players need to rethink their business models and innovate to protect their share of the mobility market.
Find out more

Rodolfo is the Managing Partner of Arthur D. Little’s Latin American operation and head of the Houston office. With over twenty-five years of management consulting experience, he has developed extensive knowledge of the global energy industry, specially the oil and gas business.

His functional interests are focused on the areas of strategy development and organizational transformation. Rodolfo has advised private and state-owned oil and gas companies, as well as governments in many countries with challenges related to transformation and value creation opportunities in the energy sector.

Examples of his consulting work include projects related to design of energy policies, exploration strategies for unconventional hydrocarbons, visualization of deep-water developments, promotion of E&P investment, refinery feasibility studies, international trading, retail-network strategies,  performance management, contract administration and restructuring of oil and gas companies.

Rodolfo has a passion for making impactful changes, and he has played an important role in the transformation of the energy sectors of several Latin American countries.

Energy, Utilities & Resources, Waste, Water & Circularity
Disruption is now
Michael Kruse, Florence Carlot, Kurt Baes, Irene Macchiarelli, Daniel Monzon, Trung Ghi, Rodolfo Guzman, Carlo Stella, Chiara Loreti, Martijn Eikelenboom, Sally Menassa, Eddy Ghanem, Alexander Krug, Dr. Philipp Seidel, Dr. Michael Opitz
How decarbonization, decentralization, and digitalization transform the energy and resources sector
Find out more
Winning the productivity race in hydropower
Energy, Utilities & Resources, Electric Power & Energy Grids
Winning the productivity race in hydropower
Dr. Engin Beken, Rodolfo Guzman, Michael Kruse
Find out more
Travel & transportation
Electric buses
Petter Kilefors, Rodolfo Guzman
Electric buses are expected to be more efficient and greener than diesel buses, and key to making cities more environmentally friendly. Every city must carefully choose its individual solution for its bus fleet, and OEMs have to be ready to mirror the local requirements by understanding the needs of both PTOs and PTAs.
Find out more
Oil, Gas & Other Natural Resources
Weathering the perfect storm
Daniel Monzon, Rodolfo Guzman
COVID-19 and the future of the oil & gas industry
Find out more
Oil, Gas & Other Natural Resources
Internationalization of National Oil Companies
Rodolfo Guzman
The energy transition is bringing new challenges to National Oil Companies (NOCs). The demands of the industry transformations in their own countries are encouraging many NOCs to pursue international ventures. As is the need to innovate, to continuously increase value creation for citizens while modernizing their operations. However, to increase their chances of success in a highly competitive global industry, NOCs will need to clearly define their internationalization strategies and prepare their organizations for these new growth pathways.
Find out more
Energy, Utilities & Resources
Energy Journal – Utilities
Rodolfo Guzman, Daniel Monzon, Michael Kruse
The global electricity industry is wrestling with its legacy as it undergoes the most significant structural changes since Thomas Edison invented the light bulb in 1879. The forces of innovation and disruption led by technological advances and economic viability of several trends such as decentralized renewable energy, energy storage, digitalization/smartization of networks, electric vehicles, active policy making and regulation, and the influx of new market entrants in the power sector are the main drivers of the current transformation.
Find out more
Oil, Gas & Other Natural Resources
The oil company of the future
Daniel Monzon, Rodolfo Guzman
What are oil companies going to look like in the future? The oil industry is shifting towards NOC hegemony, peak oil is arriving from the demand side, and the energy mix is changing. Oil companies’ profiles are in constant evolution, and they are already adapting their business strategies to the forthcoming era. However, will they know how to leverage their core competences to survive and even benefit from such new challenges?
Find out more
Oil, Gas & Other Natural Resources
Building momentum – oil and gas in Latin America
Rodolfo Guzman
Unconventional oil production has grown these past few years despite low oil prices since 2014. Although production in the US decreased in 2015, stabilization of prices and improvements in several operational areas allowed unconventionals to maintain a relevant role in the global supply. Last year, Arthur D. Little published a viewpoint analyzing the perspectives for unconventional resources in selected Latin American countries. While our outlook for Latin American opportunities remains positive, there are new factors to consider.
Find out more
Oil, Gas & Other Natural Resources
Dead end approaches for high- sulfur fuels
Daniel Monzon, Rodolfo Guzman
Demand switch to low-sulfur fuels has been uneven across the globe, but environmental and engine regulations are pressing sulfur specs to extremely low limits. Refiners need to act accordingly since there will not be place to sink high-sulfur fuels anymore.
Find out more
Oil, Gas & Other Natural Resources
Petroleum refiners and shippers struggle over marine fuel
Daniel Monzon, Rodolfo Guzman
The marine-fuel sector is facing lower-sulfur-content specifications, with the major change taking place in January 2020. Both petroleum refiners and ship owners could contribute to close the supply-demand gap, but all players’ contributions will depend on each other’s, in both impact and timing.
Find out more
Oil, Gas & Other Natural Resources, Energy, Utilities & Resources
Unconventional hydrocarbons in Latin America
Rodolfo Guzman
Production of unconventional hydrocarbons became globally prominent in 2010, when the US, for the first time, reached a daily output of 1 million barrels of tight oil. In Latin America, where high unconventional hydrocarbon potential has been widely recognized, Governments noticed the need to attract experienced international operators, qualified suppliers and risk-prone investors to develop such resources. The current global low-prices and increasing social and environmental pressures raise questions about the timing of Latin America’s unconventional take-off.
Find out more
Oil, Gas & Other Natural Resources
What is next for petroleum downstream?
Daniel Monzon, Rodolfo Guzman, Alfredo Verna
Petroleum downstream has been adapting to increasing competition and challenging regulations, and is suffering from lower returns than the upstream segment. Industry challenges will intensify, and new energy sources for mobility will impact the entire fuel value chain. Downstream players need to rethink their business models and innovate to protect their share of the mobility market.
Find out more

More About Rodolfo
  • The Wharton School. University of Pennsylvania
    Master in Business Administration
  • Universidad Simón Bolívar (Caracas, Venezuela)
    Mechanical Engineering "Summa Cum Laude"
  • Petroquímica de Venezuela S.A.
    Financial Analyst