Mary Lashley Barcella

Mary Lashley Barcella, IHS CERA Director, follows North American natural gas markets, focusing on long-term outlooks, pricing, economics, and policy. Recent research includes water issues in natural gas production, scenario analysis, and the role of natural gas in a carbon-constrained environment. She coauthored the IHS CERA Multiclient Study Fueling North America’s Energy Future. Dr. Barcella has 30 years’ experience in energy market, policy, regulatory, investment, and geopolitical analysis, as well as macroeconomic forecasting. She has provided consulting services to government and industry clients focusing on natural gas pipeline regulation, energy market analysis, and energy modeling and statistics. Before joining IHS CERA she held positions at the American Petroleum Institute, the American Gas Association, and several energy consulting firms. She served as managing editor for Geopolitics of Energy and on the editorial board of Energy Politics. She was a founding member of the International Association for Energy Economics and is also a member of the National Association for Business Economics and the American Economic Association. Dr. Barcella holds a BA magna cum laude from Vanderbilt University and an MA and a PhD in economics from the University of Maryland.