Dean Foreman joined the Texas Oil & Gas Association (TXOGA) in May as the organization’s chief economist.

In his new role at the Petroleum Alliance peer, Foreman provides a quarterly overview of what’s happened with the economy and oil and gas markets at the global, U.S., and Texas levels.

Foreman joined TXOGA after most recently serving as chief economist at the American Petroleum Institute in Washington, D.C., where he provided direction and oversight for the Institute’s economic functions. He also developed strategic and operational plans to help support the oil and gas industry through analysis, evaluation, and reporting of critical market and economic information.

Foreman is a graduate of the University of Florida, where he received his doctorate degree in economics. He did his undergraduate work at the University of South Carolina, receiving an Honors College BARSC degree in mathematics and economics.