Asad overseas the management and development of S&P Global Commodity Insights' RCMA (Refinery cost, margin and analytics model) that focuses on refinery crude slates, modeling of yield shifts from refinery capacity additions, updates in crude supply, and changes in global crude and product pricing. He heads the refining and marketing data teams for RCMA to ensure that all regional input and insights are incorporated into the final published deliverables.

With more than 13 years of direct experience working with various top oil refineries in the Americas, Middle East and South Asian region, he has assessed, identified and implemented various optimization opportunities. In his prior role before S&P Global, Asad worked as a senior consultant for oil refineries, where he conducted assessments of a number of refineries in North America and identified more than USD 150 Million annualized potential optimization opportunities and successfully had them implemented without any capital investment.

Recently, he completed the Refinery - Petrochemical Integration in RCMA and now he is currently working on carbon emissions evaluations. Asad holds an MBA in Finance, a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering and specialization in linear programming.