Our History

ClipperData was founded in 2013 by leading executives in the commodities and energy data analytics industry. ClipperData developed a proprietary data offering in order to bring a new level of transparency and accuracy to global cargo tracking. Beginning with a database of global cargoes of crude oil and refined products, ClipperData’s market coverage has grown to include liquefied gases, lubricants, grains, container ships and petrochemicals.

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Management Team

Brendan McCahill

Chief Executive Officer

Brendan McCahill

Brendan R. McCahill has recently assumed ClipperData’s helm as the company’s chief executive officer. He brings 40 years of experience in international trade and logistics derived from holding a host of leadership positions in the industry. Starting as a senior executive employed by container ship operators engaged in Pacific Rim trade, Brendan proceeded to serve as president of both Gulf and Atlantic Maritime and Norton Lily International Ship Agency. His subsequent term as president and CEO of Port Import Export Services (PIERS) and Datamyne Inc saw him firmly established as a leader in the data and information market. He enjoys spending time in both of his homes in New Jersey and South Carolina.

Jonathan Wendell

Vice Chairman of the Board

Jonathan Wendell

Vice Chairman of the Board

David Tenney

Chairman of the Board

David Tenney

During his career Mr. Tenney held a number of senior leadership positions and brings a unique blend of sales and research expertise to ClipperData. At Goldman Sachs he spent many years distributing research content to institutional investors and became the Head of Sales for the Midwest Region. Mr. Tenney transitioned into the research business at Goldman Sachs and was promoted to Partner. In this role he oversaw the Americas Equity Research business and was also COO of the Global Equity Research business. Mr. Tenney held a senior leadership position at Citi where he was the Head of Distribution for the North American Prime Brokerage business.

Simon Young

Board Member and Co-founder

Simon Young

Simon is a co-founding partner and investor in ClipperData. He co-founded Caminus Corporation, a provider of energy trading and risk management software and consulting services, where he designed and delivered high-performance trading platforms for first-tier energy traders in New York, Houston, London and across continental Europe. He and his partners took Caminus public in 2000 (NASDAQ: CAMZ) and the company was subsequently acquired by SunGard Data Systems in 2003. Simon holds an A.B. in English Language and Literature from Harvard.

Sterling Lapinski

Board Member and Co-founder

Sterling Lapinski

Sterling is an entrepreneur and angel investor with a focus on information services, energy, and risk management, but with wide ranging interests across most areas of science and technology. He currently serves as CEO of ClipperData LLC (www.clipperdata.com), an energy market information service that he co-founded in 2012.

Abudi Zein

Board Member and Co-founder

Abudi Zein

Abudi is a co-founder of ClipperData. He specializes in energy market pricing, information product development and fundamental analysis. He most recently led efforts at Genscape to create new information products based on the company’s proprietary energy data. Prior to joining Genscape he worked in the energy information industry in Tokyo, Singapore, London, Houston and New York. He has held management positions in editorial, product development, marketing, sales and general management. He was CEO for Argus Media, Inc, a Senior Vice President at Oxford Analytica, and Sales Director at Platts London. Abudi holds a master’s degree in Chemistry from the University of Hanover in Germany and an M.A. in Journalism from the University of Missouri – Columbia.