(Decision analysis facilitator) David Charlesworth

Dave Charlesworth is an experienced manager, team leader, decision analysis (DA) facilitator and DA model builder. With experience in a broad range of businesses, Mr. Charlesworth has completed decision analysis and portfolio analysis projects in oil and gas, pharmaceutical, and chemicals, both as a consultant (Decision Strategies, Inc.) and as an in-house resource (formerly Conoco; later Chevron). He is an experienced decision analysis teacher, has presented a variety of technical talks at Decision Analysis Affinity Group conferences, and has been a guest lecturer at the University of Texas, Rice University, and VirtualWorkshops.com.

Before joining Chevron in 2005, Dave was a DA consultant with Decision Strategies (1999). Before DSI, he held a variety of management positions in engineering, technology, operations, and HR in DuPont, Conoco, and PCR. He is a licensed Chemical Engineer (State of Georgia), obtained his MBA from the University of Florida, and obtained a BS ChE from Indiana Tech.

Dave and his wife Debbie live in Sugar Land, TX, and own and operate Probabilistic Publishing (see decisions-books.com).