Meet our Team of Experts!
Explore a lineup of seasoned professionals at Novi Labs who bring a wealth of knowledge to the table. From experts in oil & gas to those well-versed in machine learning & technology, our speakers make understanding the energy industry straightforward and engaging. Invite them to your event for practical insights delivered in a simple, engaging manner.
Jon Ludwig
Jon Ludwig
With a background as a Senior Geologist at ConocoPhillips, Ted brings a strategic vision to Novi. His journey, from directing product management to serving as a technical advisor, showcases a relentless commitment to driving success at Novi. His expertise spans across operations geology, reservoir engineering collaboration, and predictive modeling to deal with challenging geological formations. Beyond his role, Ted has resulted in a strong industry reputation, with features in prominent publications like WSJ, Reuters, Bloomberg, JPT, and AAPG.
Jon Ludwig
Jon Ludwig
With a background as a Senior Geologist at ConocoPhillips, Ted brings a strategic vision to Novi. His journey, from directing product management to serving as a technical advisor, showcases a relentless commitment to driving success at Novi. His expertise spans across operations geology, reservoir engineering collaboration, and predictive modeling to deal with challenging geological formations. Beyond his role, Ted has resulted in a strong industry reputation, with features in prominent publications like WSJ, Reuters, Bloomberg, JPT, and AAPG.
Jon Ludwig
Jon Ludwig
With a background as a Senior Geologist at ConocoPhillips, Ted brings a strategic vision to Novi. His journey, from directing product management to serving as a technical advisor, showcases a relentless commitment to driving success at Novi. His expertise spans across operations geology, reservoir engineering collaboration, and predictive modeling to deal with challenging geological formations. Beyond his role, Ted has resulted in a strong industry reputation, with features in prominent publications like WSJ, Reuters, Bloomberg, JPT, and AAPG.
Jon Ludwig
Jon Ludwig, President of Novi, brings extensive experience as a former oil & gas executive at Hess Corporation. With deep roots in the early days of shale development, his industry insights were instrumental in the founding of Novi in 2015
A seasoned entrepreneur with multiple successful technology startup exits, Jon applies his expertise to reshaping oil & gas investments. His unique blend of industry knowledge and a strong background in economics and finance drives the development of transformative software at Novi, revolutionizing energy sector analysis and decision-making.
Brandon Myers
Brandon Myers is the Head of Research at Novi Labs, leveraging his background in Equities research at Peters & Co. Brandon was drawn to Novi by its unmatched data quality and cutting-edge analytics. His role involves being at the forefront of identifying data trends with implications for energy finance and geopolitics
Brett Sinclair
Brett Sinclair is a Research Director at Novi Labs. Before joining Novi, he spent 10 years at Kimmeridge Energy in various roles across the Operations and Investment teams. During his tenure at Kimmeridge, Brett conducted analysis and research from technical, operational, and investment perspectives, leading a team of oil and gas professionals in directly managing portfolio assets.
Prior to Kimmeridge, Brett worked as a Directional Driller for Baker Hughes, gaining experience in the U.S. Lower 48, the Alaskan North Slope, and Saudi Arabia. At Novi Labs, he leverages the company’s data and analytics platform to generate actionable insights that translate technical expertise into strategic and investment insights.
Kiran Sathaye
Kiran Sathaye is a Solutions Consultant at Novi, where he helps operators and investment firms leverage data analytics and machine learning to enhance investment decisions for asset acquisitions and unconventional well pad development.
Previously, he worked as a data scientist and engineer at Novi, Meta (formerly Facebook), and Snapchat. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Geophysics from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Ph.D. from the University of Texas.
Robert Polk
Robert Polk is a Research Director at Novi Labs, primarily focusing on Corporate Research. He possesses 15 years of energy finance experience across banking, research, and consulting. Leveraging Novi’s proprietary inventory and production forecasts enables differentiated research for assessing asset quality and depth and its impact on financial performance.