Omar Akbari

Omar Akbari

Professor emeritus · Geopolitical oil & commodities

MA Energy Policy · Visiting industry fellow

At a glance

Education & credentials
MA Georgetown · BSc Mechanical Engineering
Markets experience
30+ years in commodities & cross-asset research
Languages
English · Arabic · French
Base / focus
Dubai — Geneva

About

Omar maps commodity shocks to cross-asset responses: crude curves, LNG flows, equities read-throughs, and second-order FX effects. Pieces favour historical analogy with honest limits—markets adapt, correlations break. He mentors thematic deep dives linking energy policy to actionable risk scenarios.

Focus areas

  • Oil & gas inventories, curves, geopolitical hotspots
  • Translating shocks into volatility and correlation trades
  • Historical case studies plus modern execution caveats

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Selected essays

  • Inventories vs headlines: sequencing the bullish case
  • Correlation breakdowns traders should expect