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Delfina Govia

Partner, Veritas Total Solutions

Delfina Govia

Delfina has over 35 years of global experience in the energy industry leading activities in management consulting, general management, business transformation, project management and financial analysis. Ms. Govia is currently engaged by several national and international oil companies to assist in developing wide-scale performance improvement strategies, to design and implement transformation plans and to perform financial valuations of operations. She also acts as a direct advisor on strategic issues to several executives across oil companies, government agencies, educational institutions and investment firms.

Previously, Delfina was the Global Managing Director of the Energy and Materials consulting practice within Cisco Systems. Prior to this role, she was an international strategy consultant with CapGemini Ernst & Young where she played dual roles in the Energy, Chemicals, and Utilities group and in developing e-Business strategies and financial valuation models for High-tech supply chains, establishing the foundation for developing technology-enabled solutions. Before transitioning to consulting, Delfina’s industry expertise began with a family-owned energy services company in Venezuela and then with Mobil Oil Corporation where she led the analysis of marine logistics, developed financial models for offshore production operations, and created new contract valuation models for oil field services.

An established and award winning speaker, Delfina received both her B.S. and MBA in Finance from Cornell University.

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