THE ENERGY INTERVIEW
The energy industry and the tech sector have long existed in parallel universes. One is a marathon runner, the other a sprinter. The energy sector is known for moving at a glacial pace, through decades-long infrastructure cycles that are measured in megawatts and reliability.
The tech sector, meanwhile, is famous for moving at a breakneck speed, with a philosophy of disruption and innovation. Marc Spieler has spent his life learning to speak both languages.
As Senior Managing Director for the Global Energy Industry at NVIDIA, Marc leads the company’ s strategy across the energy sector, from oil and gas operations to grid intelligence, power utilities and clean energy deployment. For the role, he has drawn on his 13 years of experience at Halliburton, one of the energy industry’ s largest product suppliers.
“ The impact of energy on the world is robust,” Marc says.“ It touches nearly everything we do on such a global scale.”
“ As we enter the fourth industrial revolution, AI will impact every corner of our lives in the next three to five years.”
His move from traditional energy to Silicon Valley was less of a leap than it might appear.
“ What has shaped my path most is a belief that major industries only transform when technology is paired with deep domain expertise,” he reflects.
“ My time in traditional energy taught me how consequential these systems
are and how important trust, safety, and long investment cycles are.
“ At NVIDIA, I saw an opportunity to bring breakthrough computing to a sector that underpins modern life, and to help bridge the gap between what is technically possible and what is operationally practical.”
A five-layer cake To understand how NVIDIA thinks about energy, Marc reaches for a memorable analogy. AI, he explains,
24 June 2026