Advisory Committee Director, Trans Caspian Resources, Inc.
Natalie Costello is the Chairwoman of the Advisory Committee, and a partner in Trans Caspian Resources, LLC, since July 2020. The company is developing a connector pipeline project to transport natural gas across the Caspian. During her nearly 25-year career at BP plc, Natalie Costello held a breadth of senior leadership responsibilities in Finance, Treasury, Tax and Shipping in London, Houston and Chicago. Natalie Costello led international teams and held P&L accountability. She has a strong background in leadership, commercial operations, transformation, governance, acquisitions, divestitures, financing and joint venture structuring. Roles included leading BP’s global finance modernization, vice president of chartering and commercial operations and member of the global shipping leadership team, head of executive office for evp responsible for group functions and strategy, and vice president structured finance – eastern hemisphere and member of the treasury executive committee. She also held various manager roles in treasury and tax. She served as a board member on various BP subsidiary companies. Earlier in her career, she worked for PwC in audit and international tax management serving middle market and large clients. Natalie Costello is a graduate of The University of Iowa in the US.