Justin Dargin, Ph.D., is a global energy and carbon market expert at the University of Oxford and is one of the world's leading Middle East energy experts specializing in energy markets, regional geopolitics, emergent carbon markets, and regional industrialization. His academic tenure at Harvard University was distinguished by significant scholarly contributions to the study of regional energy and carbon markets, culminating in the prestigious recognition from the Harvard Business School for his trailblazing research in the region.
At Harvard, he published the seminal-and to date, the only-research on Middle East carbon market development. Additionally, Dr. Dargin is distinguished as a Fulbright Scholar with a focus on the Middle East/North Africa and has served as a nonresident fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where he specialized in global and Middle Eastern energy and climate affairs. |
Dr. Dargin has been a trusted advisor for top-tier international and national energy firms, governments, and global organizations, guiding them through the intricacies of decarbonization strategies and navigating the complex interplay of investment and geopolitical considerations in the energy sector.
Dr. Dargin's scholarly contributions, with over a hundred book chapters, articles, and policy papers, have made a marked impact and are regularly featured in prestigious publications like the Middle East Economic Survey, the Oil & Gas Journal, and the Harvard Journal of Middle East Politics and Policy. His commitment to driving change is underscored by his distinguished service on esteemed boards, such as the International Energy Foundation and the Fulbright Program Review Committee. Further underlining his dedication to fostering global dialogue and cooperation, Dr. Dargin serves as a senior member of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations, lending his expertise as a global energy thought leader to cultivate understanding and partnerships worldwide.
Before joining Oxford, he offered strategic counsel as a legal advisor at the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), significantly contributing to key membership negotiations and advising on regulatory frameworks. He was also a researcher at the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, where he pioneered the first major substantive work on transnational gas trade in the form of the Dolphin Project. He has been featured extensively for his expert opinion on Al Jazeera, Emirates 24/7, Dubai One, USA Today, the Financial Times, Time Magazine, the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, Reuters, among other major global media.
Dr. Dargin earned his Ph.D. from the University of Oxford and holds a graduate law degree, graduating Magna Cum Laude, from Georgetown University Law Center. He is fluent in Arabic, Spanish and English.