About Solomon

Charlie is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Solomon, a position he has held since January 2017. He is responsible for applying his experience to helping Solomon’s energy clients around the world improve their performance, overseeing the company’s business transformation and its continued geographic expansion.

Prior to this position, Charlie led Solomon's Middle East business expansion, opening the firm’s two Middle East offices in Bahrain and Abu Dhabi. With more than 35 years’ overall experience, Charlie has served in management and leadership positions within Solomon in consulting services, and marketing and business development.

Charlie joined Solomon in 2004 as Vice President of Consulting Services based in Dallas, Texas. He graduated from Syracuse University with a degree in Civil Engineering.

David is the Executive Vice President of IP and Methodology at Solomon. In this role, he is responsible for methodology development and intellectual property in all of Solomon’s comparative performance analyses and economic evaluations for refineries, petrochemical plants, petroleum pipelines and terminals, natural gas transmission systems and processing plants, liquefied natural gas plants, power generation facilities, and upstream operations throughout the world.

He first joined Solomon in 1995. From 1998 to 2008, David led Solomon’s worldwide refining studies, revamping project methodology to increase Solomon’s productivity while increasing the value of the deliverables to study participants. He has 38 years’ experience in engineering, operations, and management in the petrochemical and refining industry in both line and staff positions, including 13 years at Dow Chemical Company.

David earned a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Texas A&M University.

David is the Chief Commercial Officer of Solomon. In this role, he oversees strategy and execution of the company’s business development. He is responsible for global sales for all Solomon products and services as well as the development of professional sales methodologies and infrastructure. He joined Solomon in 2019 as the Vice President of Sales and Marketing.

Prior to joining Solomon, David served in executive positions with several companies including Senior Vice President of Sales for Aquilon Energy, Senior Vice President of Sales for PAS, and Chief Operating Officer for SunGard Energy. He has more than 35 years’ experience as a sales and marketing professional with extensive experience in the global refining, chemical processing, oil and gas, and utility markets. David has proven expertise in growing and leading sales organizations engaged in the marketing of software, technology, and business offerings encompassing process simulation, process automation, human reliability solutions, and energy-trading platforms. He has successfully managed all customer-facing activities involved in the sale and delivery of customer-specific solutions.

David is a graduate of Texas A&M University with a degree in Chemical Engineering.

Eric Kaufman is the Chief Operating Officer at Solomon. In this newly appointed role, Eric is responsible for global operations for all Solomon products and services, including product management and marketing.

Eric joined Solomon in 2018 where his prior roles at Solomon included Vice President Chemicals, Olefin Study Manager, and Senior Consultant. Eric’s chemical industry career was with ExxonMobil, where he served in a variety of manufacturing, engineering, and planning roles in ExxonMobil’s basic chemicals and polymers businesses. Following ExxonMobil, Eric joined Aspen Technology, where he worked with chemical companies on a global basis to improve business performance via the application of advanced technologies.

Eric earned a degree in Chemical Engineering from Cornell University, and he completed the Executive Development Program at Babson College.

Joseph is the Chief Administrative Officer at Solomon. In this role, he leads the finance and accounting functions and provides support for the other administrative areas of the business. Joseph joined Solomon in 2018 as the Vice President (VP) of Administrative Services.

Prior to joining Solomon, Joseph was VP and Corporate Controller for Alsbridge, Inc., an IT and business process outsourcing and advisory firm. During his 20-year career, he has held various finance and accounting leadership positions with business services, consulting, and technology companies including Information Services Group, Affiliated Computer Services, and Fannie Mae. Joseph has expertise leading the growth and development of accounting and other administrative departments and supporting business leaders with sound and timely financial information.

Joseph earned a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of Illinois and is a licensed Texas Certified Public Accountant.

Jeanne Simmons joined Solomon in January 2022 as the Senior Director of Human Resources. In this role, she is responsible for leading all aspects of Human Resources and creating, integrating, and aligning the HR strategy with the enterprise strategy. She partners with Solomon leadership to transform the culture in support of Solomon’s core values and fundamental behaviors.

Prior to joining Solomon, Jeanne was with L3Harris Technologies and Mustang Technology Group where she held the roles of Director of Talent Management and Director of Human Resources in a Segment and Division capacity. In her 20+ years career, she has held various Human Resources positions in the technology products and services, government contracting, consumer products, and healthcare industries.

Jeanne has a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Maryland University College in College Park, Maryland, with a concentration in Human Resources Management. She is a member of the Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM) and the Dallas Chapter of SHRM.