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285 people in our graph share verified history with Nancy — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Aziz GilaniunlockedNancy: together at Rice Business (2025–2026)
×4Nancy: together at Piper Sandler
×3Nancy: together at Schlumberger
Nancy: together at IEEE
About
Venture Partner at Ascent Energy Ventures and Chief Commercial Officer of Clean Energy Services, a Houston-based clean energy provider. Her career spans engineering roles at Schlumberger, Callon Petroleum, and Occidental (including Oxy Low Carbon Ventures), investment banking at Piper Sandler, and lecturing on MBA topics at Rice University and University of Houston-Downtown.
Experience
- PERMA-PIPEBoard Membercurrent2026 — presentThe Woodlands, Texas, United States
- Rice BusinessMBA Lecturer in Strategycurrent2025 — present
- Ascent Energy VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2025 — presentHouston, Texas, United States
- University of Houston-DowntownMBA Lecturer in Management & Leadershipcurrent2022 — present
- Clean Energy ServicesChief Commercial Officer (CCO)2023 — 2026Texas, United States
- Piper SandlerInvestment Banking | Energy & Power2022 — 2023Houston, TX
- OxyBusiness Development Manager - Oxy Low Carbon Ventures2022
- OxyWell Design Lead2019 — 2022
- OxyCompletion Engineer Advisor2018 — 2019
- OxySenior Completion Engineer2018Greater Houston
- Callon Petroleum CompanyCompletion Engineer, Advisor, Supervisor2015 — 2018Houston, Texas Area
- SchlumbergerSenior Petroleum Engineer2013 — 2015Greater Houston
- SchlumbergerWell Services/Stimulation Field Engineer2011 — 2013Midland-Odessa Area
- MTNBusiness Development Intern2010Accra, Ghana
- IEEEWIE (Women in Engineering) President - IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)2009 — 2010American University of Beirut
- SchlumbergerIntern - Field Engineer - Wireline2009International Assignment
Skills & more
Completion99Leadership48Completions29Strategy23Petroleum99Pressure99Engineering96Stimulation86Petroleum Engineering85Wireline77Oilfield71Upstream61
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Reservoir ManagementFormation EvaluationHydraulic FracturingGasEnergyOnshoreOil/GasReservoir EngineeringDrillingField OperationsWell TestingProgram ManagementLanguages Arabic · Armenian · English · French
- SIE — FINRA
- Series 63 — FINRA
- Series 79 — FINRA
- Project Management Professional (PMP)® — Project Management Institute
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals — Microsoft
From Nancy's professional profile.
Colleagues at ASCENT ENERGY VENTURES
Chris Lang
Investor at ASCENT ENERGY VENTURES
David Forsberg
Managing Partner at ASCENT ENERGY VENTURES
David McClellan
Investor at ASCENT ENERGY VENTURES
James Burke
Government Relations, Portfolio Support Team at ISV
Jim Newell
Venture Partner at ASCENT ENERGY VENTURES
Joe McConaty
Investor at ASCENT ENERGY VENTURES
Steve Enger
Investor at ASCENT ENERGY VENTURES
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Nancy Zakhour?
- Venture Partner at Ascent Energy Ventures and Chief Commercial Officer of Clean Energy Services, a Houston-based clean energy provider. Her career spans engineering roles at Schlumberger, Callon Petroleum, and Occidental (including Oxy Low Carbon Ventures), investment banking at Piper Sandler, and lecturing on MBA topics at Rice University and University of Houston-Downtown.
- Where does Nancy Zakhour work?
- Nancy Zakhour is Venture Partner at ASCENT ENERGY VENTURES.
- Where did Nancy Zakhour go to school?
- Nancy Zakhour studied at Rice Business (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Finance); American University of Beirut (Bachelor's degree, Electrical and Computer Engineering).
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Also attended American University of Beirut78
Aya MurrSenior Associate at Partech VenturesRalph HakmeFinance & Operations at STVStephanie Nour PrincePartner, Network and Operations at Nuwa CapitalNadine TorbeyInvestor at AlbionVCYana El DiraniManaging Director, Global Hub, Dubai at Endeavor CatalystMaya MakkawiVP, Partnerships & Operations at Acumen America
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Shared employers
Also worked at Rice Business12
Aziz GilaniAssociate at Mercury FundKevin SimmonsGeneral Partner at LoftyInc CapitalSamantha LewisPartner at Mercury FundMark PoagCo-Founder and General Partner at Fitz Gate VenturesFarzad SoleimaniPartner at 1984 Ventures Management, LlcZach EllisJr., Founder and Managing Partner at South Loop Ventures
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Also worked at Piper Sandler64
Alexander KhutorskyVice President, Mergers & Acquisitions at DuPont at The Innovation SpaceAndrew HeimGeneral Partner at Arthur VenturesEmma SeymourAssociate at Arthur VenturesIan McCabeAssociate at Endeavour CapitalBrandan FitzgeraldVice President at Five Elms CapitalKyle PatrickAssociate at Declaration Partners
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Also worked at Oxy12
Sam H. PyneManaging Director at Haddington Ventures, L.L.C.Fouad AzzamPartner at EQT Life SciencesNishad AzeemInvesting Partner at Doha Tech AngelsSylvia KerriganSenior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer at Oxy Low Carbon VenturesBabatunde ColeVice President, Investor Relations at Oxy Low Carbon VenturesRyan T. LupoManager, GIS & IT at EnCap Flatrock Midstream
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Also worked at Schlumberger191
Reed HastingsCo-founder of NetflixDario AmodeiCo-founder & CEO of AnthropicDeji SasegbonVP, Platform & Portfolio Operations at EchoVC PartnersSaurabh K. MittalChairman, CEO and Founder at Mission HoldingsSiva KolappaGeneral Partner at Data TechConnor CooleyVenture Partner at Electric Feel Ventures Llc
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