Simon Atkins, MBA

CEO, Senior Industrial Disaster Threat Forecaster, Advanced Forecasting Corporation

Member of the Industrial Council

Council Member Biography

Simon Atkins is Chief Executive Officer and Senior Industrial Disaster Threat Forecaster of Advanced Forecasting Corporation (AFC), a think-tank in Planetary Risk Management, and a global meteorological prediction and climate change hazard consulting for businesses and investors that are affected by natural-based and human-caused perils and socio-economic complexities. Mr. Atkins has over 20 years of experience in providing strategic expertise in short-term to long-range weather risk & advanced catastrophe modeling, and advises on vulnerability assessment “hotspots” for optimized security planning and business continuity. He holds a B.Sc in atmospheric physics from Cornell University, an International MBA from the Helsinki School of Economics, and is working on his Ph.D. in natural medicine and the importance of electro-magnetics and climate factors in obtaining most advantageous health. (This is me - Update Profile)

Employment History

1993 - present: CEO, Senior Industrial Disaster Threat Forecaster, Advanced Forecasting Corporation
1991 - 1992: Chief, International Operations, WEATHERNEWS AMERICA INC
1984 - 1987: Broadcaster, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION

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The Forecast Mix Of Mr. Naimi, El Nino, An Oil Contango And The H1N1 Flu

September 23, 2009

Analysis by:Simon Atkins, MBA, CEO, Senior Industrial Disaster Threat Forecaster, Advanced Forecasting Corporation

Analysis of: The Old Man and the Sea of Oil | www.rigzone.com

For many a wrong reason, bulls in crude believe that the “Old Man” (Mr. Naimi) is right (in his saying there has been "a fundamental change" in the oil market) when he says that the global economy is recovering. In addition, many oil bulls think the “Little Boy” (El Nino) will remain weak this winter...

Natural Gas Decoupling From Crude; Take Chesapeake Energy Comments With A Grain Of Salt, Especially If Long-Range Winter '08 Forecasts Pan Out True

September 24, 2008

Analysis by:Simon Atkins, MBA, CEO, Senior Industrial Disaster Threat Forecaster, Advanced Forecasting Corporation

Analysis of: Natural Gas Futures Advance As Output Slow To Resume in Gulf | www.bloomberg.com

This article has three main issues: 1) Aubrey McClendon, the CEO of Chesapeake Energy Corp, the second-biggest U.S. independent natural gas producer, says that up to 400 drilling rigs might shut down by the end of 2008; 2) There are worries that natural gas winter supplies will be less than anticipated...

Linking Human Activity With Arctic Sea Ice Shrinkage: How Much More Wool Do We Have To Pull Over Our Eyes?

September 17, 2008

Analysis by:Simon Atkins, MBA, CEO, Senior Industrial Disaster Threat Forecaster, Advanced Forecasting Corporation

Analysis of: Arctic Sea Ice Shrinks To 2nd-Lowest On Record | www.usatoday.com

Human beings boast about having kept sea ice records for just 30 years. Then we have the audacity to say there is an “alarming trend” of arctic sea ice shrinkage. The most frightening aspect is that this ‘theory’ that human activity is causing the majority of sea ice shrinkage...

Khelil Predicts Oil At $170 By The End Of 2008? Usually I Might Agree, But Not This Time

July 1, 2008

Analysis by:Simon Atkins, MBA, CEO, Senior Industrial Disaster Threat Forecaster, Advanced Forecasting Corporation

Analysis of: OPEC Leader Khelil Says Dollar Will Drive Oil to $170 | www.bloomberg.com

Chakib Khelil, Algerian Oil Minister and OPEC President, predicts that oil will climb to $170 a barrel by 12/31/08 due to the likelihood that political pressure on Iran as well as other conflicts and turmoil will continue, and on further speculation that the US dollar will see further decline (weakening...

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