Dr. Tomberg is Director of the Centre for Energy and Transport in the Institute of Oriental Studies at the Russian Academy of Sciences and a Professor at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. For six years previously, Dr. Tomberg was a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Economics at the Russian Academy of Sciences. As an expert on energy, Dr. Tomberg provides private consultation to major Russian and international banks and energy companies on oil, refined products and petrochemicals. His publications include a book on China energy issues, numerous articles and book chapters on global energy problems.