Horace Hobbs is an energy industry consultant who focuses on downstream asset transactions and finance. He is a chemical engineer by training and has spent most of his career in strategic planning, and merger, acquisition and divestiture consulting for oil companies. His association with the International Palm Society has been driven primarily by a desire to see the IPS successful in endeavors surrounding conservation, research, and dissemination of practical information for the hobbyist. He has served on the IPS board of directors as Vice President (1996-2000) and as President (2000-04). He also served as the Society’s Corresponding Secretary (2008-2012). He had previously served his local chapter in the Houston area of Texas as President for ten years.