Adam Lewis is the President of Atlas Commodities LLC. He brings over 20 years of proven profitable trading experience in natural gas and power markets where he has managed various groups including traders and analysts. At Iapetus, Lewis leads a team of brokers based in Texas, New York, Florida, and California.
Lewis’ career has spanned natural gas trading management roles at marquee financial institutions both in New York and Houston. Prior to Atlas, Lewis held leadership roles at Macquarie Group, Millennium, Whiteside, and Velocity, among others.
Adam holds a B.A. from Kings College and an Advanced Technical Analysis degree from New York Institute of Finance.
Adam Lewis
Meet our brokers:
Natural Gas
Jeremy Read joins Atlas Commodities as the Head of Natural Gas Options. With over 15 years of experience in the options and energy space, Jeremy started as a trader and has been brokering natural gas for the last 10 years. He has built and maintained long lasting relationships with banks, producers, hedge funds, and utilities. Jeremy received his B.S. in Statistics from the University of Michigan and holds both his Series 3 and 30 licenses. Outside of work, Jeremy is a high school varsity football coach focusing on defense and special teams.
Jeremy Read
Desk Lead
Terry Tsigos brought 20+ years of experience as an energy broker in power and gas markets to Atlas Commodities, LLC when he joined in 2019. He holds a Series 3 license and a Master of International Management from Baylor University.
Terry Tsigos
Cathy Clarkson has extensive knowledge of North American natural gas markets gained from over 25 years of experience in Toronto, Calgary and Houston. Her strong negotiation, management, communication and leadership skills have contributed to her success as a top natural gas options and futures broker for almost two decades. She received her HBA from the University of Western Ontario.
Cathy Clarkson
Philippe Volcy is a broker with over 20 years of experience in equities and in multiple over-the-counter commodities markets. Philippe currently covers both foreign and domestic banks, hedge funds and various energy entities with a focus on fixed price and options natural gas, power and crude grades.
Philippe Volcy
Matt comes across from Europe having experience working in the European gas market, brokering both Physical and Financial products. He also has brokering experience within Foreign exchange markets. Matt holds a Masters in International Relations from the University of Bath and a BSc in Economics from Queen Mary University of London. Outside of work Matt has played semi-professional Rugby in the UK.
Matt Bolous
Natural Gas Liquids
TJ James joins Atlas Commodities as Head of Natural Gas Liquids. He has a B.A. from Georgetown University where he studied Spanish and Arabic. Subsequently, he worked at Wells Fargo focusing on energy derivatives origination and has worked in various energy brokerage roles developing desks in NGLs and crude grades over the span of 10 years. TJ is active in the Houston community as a Big Brother in the BBBS program and is an avid speed chess and soccer player.
TJ James
Desk Lead
Chris Wielgus joins the Atlas Commodities Natural Gas Liquids desk from DV Trading, where he was an NGL market maker. Chris graduated from University of Richmond with a B.S. in Business Administration and Management. He went on to work in various energy trading roles from NYC to Calgary including Newedge, Societe General, and Vectra Capital.
Chris Wielgus
Anthony Timmings started his career at Charles Schwab Europe as a stockbroker during the dot-com boom before moving on to Traders Knight Securities. He moved into the commodity markets, brokering tanker FFAs (forward freight agreements) at shipbroker SSY Futures LTD. He went on to work for GFI Group and Tullett Prebon in the same marketplace, gaining over ten years in the tanker freight market. Tony arrives from OTC Europe LLP, where he has spent nearly a decade in natural gas liquids, brokering swaps and options.
Tony Timmings
Crude Oil/Products
Physical and Financial Grades
Jim McGrane is a crude oil/products broker with three decades of experience in sales and trading. He has a vast resume of accomplishments on the oil and gas industry working with Shell, TransCanada, Merrill Lynch and Musket before beginning his career in brokerage. Jim graduated from The City University of New York with a degree in business management.
Jim McGrane
Desk Lead
Rigo Marin is an experienced crude oil broker with extensive knowledge of the crude oil industry. He is a highly motivated energy professional and covers different crude oil markets such as Cushing, Permian, Patoka, Mid-Con, Rockies, and USGC. Rigo is also an experienced bilingual salesperson with a vast background in building lasting business relationships to increase overall company market share. Rigo graduated from Stephen F. Austin State University with a Bachelor of Arts.
Rigo Marin
Crude Oil/Product Options
Stephen Nicolosi is a seasoned energy broker who currently leads the Atlas Commodities, LLC team in New York City. He is responsible for overseeing all options markets in crude oil and oil products. Prior to joining Atlas, Stephen spent 7 years as a broker with GA Global Markets. Stephen holds two degrees, a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and a Bachelor of Arts in Education from University of Hartford.
Stephen Nicolosi
Desk Lead
Michael Carozza joins Atlas Commodities as a seasoned energy derivatives broker with over seven years of experience in the space. He graduated from Syracuse University with a B.S. in Finance and Entrepreneurship & Emerging Enterprises. Michael previously worked at various brokerage shops developing crude oil and oil products desks.
Michael Carozza
Power
Alex Molina is a seasoned energy broker and business developer currently responsible for leading Atlas’ ERCOT Electricity Desk. Prior to joining Atlas, Alex spent 13 years as an energy broker for other Houston-based firms.
Alex Molina
Desk Lead
Alfredo Cruz is an expert deal analyst with over 10 years of experience in portfolio management, banking and credit analysis. Alfredo brings to Atlas a demonstrated track record in sales and a background in marketing.
Alfredo Cruz
Johnny Gonzalez is a skilled ERCOT broker with a successful history working in the energy services industry. Johnny is an expert in negotiation, sales management, equities and contract negotiation. He is known for his ability to exhibit leadership in a high-volume environment.
Johnny Gonzalez
Jeff Sanders is an experienced energy broker with a demonstrated history in the financial services industry. Skilled in negotiation, sales management, equities, contract negotiation and leadership, Jeff brings a strong operations background to the brokerage desk. He received a Bachelor of Science with a focus in Finance from the Warrington College of Business Administration at the University of Florida.