Dan McGinnis

CCO, Commonwealth LNG


Dan McGinnis is currently Executive Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer for Commonwealth Projects, LLC. Commonwealth is developing an LNG export terminal in Cameron Parish, Louisiana. McGinnis is an industry executive with extensive background in the areas of strategy, business development, marketing & trading, government & regulatory issues and media relations.

Before Commonwealth, McGinnis held a number of executive positions in diverse sectors of the energy industry. He was Senior Vice President & Global Director for Worley Parsons (now Worley) for Unconventional Oil & Gas. Prior to this, he was an Officer at GDF SUEZ (now Engie), as Vice President in charge of LNG development in North America and all business development in Mexico. McGinnis also spent 18 years at Atlantic Richfield Company in various leadership roles. He was Director, Business Development in both Central Asia and South America, as well as Vice President of North American marketing & trading for natural gas and power.  McGinnis began his career in Exploration and Production as District Landman for asset optimization and chief of deal structuring in Texas, Louisiana and the Gulf of Mexico.

McGinnis holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science, and an MBA in Finance, both from the University of Northern Colorado.