Barry Goldstein

Barry Goldstein

Executive Director Energy Resources, State Government of South Australia

Barry Goldstein aims to sustain trust with the public and investors in the energy sector. Barry was Exploration Manager – Santos, Chief Geologist – Bridge Oil, and Chief Geologist – KUFPEC after starting with Phillips Petroleum. He has explored and discovered petroleum in the North Sea, Indonesia, Australia, PNG, and South America. He is now a regulator and policy maker. Barry was awarded with an Order of Australia Public Service Medal, APPEA’s Gold Medal – the Lewis G. Weeks Award, PESA’s Distinguished Member Award and the AAPG’s Distinguished Service Award, He represented Australia in the International Energy Agency’s geothermal energy forum (2005 – 2015) and served on the USA-based Geothermal Resource Council Board (2010-13). He graduated from the University of New York (Bachelors – Geology, 1975) and the University of Missouri (Masters – Geology, 1977). Last, Barry has a sense of humour.