Yan Quist

Yan Quist is responsible for geophysical evaluation informing Ridgewood Energy’s exploration, appraisal, and production decisions. She has more than 25 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. Prior to joining Ridgewood Energy in 2018, Ms. Quist was a Sr. Geophysical Advisor evaluating exploration opportunities in deepwater Gulf of Mexico for Ecopetrol America. Previously, she worked with BP on key geophysical aspects of BP’s Thunder Horse appraisal and development, as well as the Na Kika area exploration. Ms. Quist also worked on Amoco’s exploration and production in offshore China. During her early career with BP, Ms. Quist was the geophysicist in BP’s seismic technology group with a concentration on the area of subsalt seismic imaging and subsalt velocity estimation. She received a Bachelor’s Degree in Geophysics from Beijing University and a Master’s of Geophysics from the University of New Orleans.