Alan Kurzer is the founder and CEO of TFS Energy Solutions, LLC, d/b/a Tradition Energy, and co-founder and President of TFS Energy, LLC, and TFS Energy Futures, LLC, the institutional brokerage affiliates of Tradition Energy. He has over 35 years of energy industry experience in the global physical and derivative markets for crude oil, refined products, natural gas, and electricity. Prior to merging the SDI Energy Group with Tradition to form TFS Energy, LLC, in 2000, Alan spent over 12 years running SDI’s predecessor, Gerald Energy, and was CEO of Gerald Commodities, a futures clearing firm. He began his career with Caltex Petroleum (Chevron/Texaco) where he held a variety of supply and trading positions in New York, Singapore, and Dallas. Alan holds a B.A. from Binghamton University and an M.B.A. from Cornell University.