Education
- MBA, finance, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
- BA, magna cum laude, Duke University
Honors and Awards
- Palmer Scholar, top 5% of class, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
Maurice Berns is Boston Consulting Group's chair for the Center for Energy Impact (CEI) and leads the firm's Climate & Energy Transition Lab as part of the BCG Institute. Maurice is also part of BCG's Global Ombuds team.
He has worked with leading public and private sector companies in the oil, gas, power, and renewables industries on engagements spanning the full energy value chain from energy source to end consumer. He helps his clients navigate the energy trilemma: sustainability, security, and affordability. He is passionate about defining innovative solutions and leveraging opportunities that arise from energy transition, digital approaches, and value chain integration, to create shareholder value.
Maurice actively develops opportunities for networking and professional development within the industry by facilitating CEO and senior leadership dialogue and engaging with media and universities and participating in external conferences to share his insights.
Before joining BCG, Maurice worked with an independent energy trader in Germany and spent several years with Wintershall in Argentina, where he worked in oil and gas marketing and later in business development, including planning and commercial implementation of natural gas, LPG, and pipeline projects.