Rachel Grynberg

Rachel Grynberg’s Biography

Rachel Grynberg is an energy executive and artist whose career spans international oil and gas, complex arbitration, strategic negotiation, and international audits. She brings more than three decades of experience in geophysical engineering, finance, valuation, and business development to her leadership of privately held international energy companies.

Rachel serves as Co-CEO of Pricaspian Development Corporation and CEO of RSM Production Corporation. She joined Pricaspian in 1999 as VP of Audits and Director, became Co-CEO in 2016, and has led the company through complex international audits and arbitrations across global markets. RSM Production Corporation holds oil and gas interests in Africa.

Earlier in her career, Rachel held executive roles in new business development at NBC in New York and Los Angeles, served as a principal of RSG Associates, and worked as a geophysical engineer at Universal Drilling in Denver.

Alongside her business career, Rachel has maintained a contemporary art practice since 1998, affiliated with Santa Monica Art Studios. Her work spans painting,... Rachel Grynberg is an energy executive and artist whose career spans international oil and gas, complex arbitration, strategic negotiation, and international audits. She brings more than three decades of experience in geophysical engineering, finance, valuation, and business development to her leadership of privately held international energy companies.

Rachel serves as Co-CEO of Pricaspian Development Corporation and CEO of RSM Production Corporation. She joined Pricaspian in 1999 as VP of Audits and Director, became Co-CEO in 2016, and has led the company through complex international audits and arbitrations across global markets. RSM Production Corporation holds oil and gas interests in Africa.

Earlier in her career, Rachel held executive roles in new business development at NBC in New York and Los Angeles, served as a principal of RSG Associates, and worked as a geophysical engineer at Universal Drilling in Denver.

Alongside her business career, Rachel has maintained a contemporary art practice since 1998, affiliated with Santa Monica Art Studios. Her work spans painting, mixed media, installation, and photography and has been exhibited in the United States and Italy.

Rachel supports organizations focused on social services, public health, arts and culture, and education, including the Anti-Defamation League, Jewish Family Service of Colorado, UC Health, UPenn, Housed Working and Healthy, and Holocaust Museum LA.

She holds an MBA in Finance from the Wharton School, a BS in Engineering from Colorado School of Mines, a BA in Chemistry from Middlebury College, and an AA in Design, Art and Architecture from Santa Monica College. READ MORE VIEW LESS

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Rachel Grynberg’s Background

Pricaspian Development Corporation

Co-CEO

May 2016 - Mar 2026

Denver, CO, USA

Pricaspian Development Corporation is a private company established in 1993 to hold mineral-related assets and fund ventures involved in mineral exploration and production.

RSM Corporation

CEO

Apr 2016 - Mar 2026

Denver, CO, USA

RSM Corporation is a privately held investment and holding company based in Denver, Colorado, with a history of pursuing international energy projects, including exploration interests in Africa and the Caribbean.

Pricaspian Development Corporation

Vice President (Audits) & Director

Jan 1999 - May 2016

Denver, CO, USA

Contemporary Artist

Santa Monica Art Studios

Jan 1998 - Mar 2016

Santa Monica, CA, USA

Rachel worked as a contemporary artist and painter at various Santa Monica art studios, where she would produce, exhibit and sell her original artwork that was held in private collections.

RSG Associates

Principal

1997 - 2003

Santa Monica, CA, USA

NBC News

Executive | New Business Development

Sep 1991 - Aug 1997

New York, NY, USA

NBC is a major American television network, producing and distributing entertainment, news and other programming across the United States.

Universal Drilling Company

Geophysical Engineer

Sep 1984 - Jul 1989

Denver, CO, USA

Universal Drilling Company was a Colorado-based oil and gas drilling business involved in energy exploration and drilling operations.

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Other Business Interests

18th Street Arts Center

Artist in Residence

Santa Monica, CA, USA

The 18th Street Arts Center is a contemporary arts organization that supports artists through residencies, exhibitions and public programs. During her residency, Rachel developed her multidisciplinary artistic practice spanning painting, sculpture, photography and installation, exploring themes including concealment, revelation, memory and the unconscious.

Philanthropy

CDC Foundation

Donor

Atlanta, GA, USA

The CDC Foundation is an independent nonprofit organization that works with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to support public health initiatives in the United States and internationally. Rachel is recognized as a donor to the Foundation.

Jewish Family Service of Colorado (JFS)

Supporter

Denver, CO, USA

The Jewish Family Service of Colorado is a nonprofit human services organization providing support across food and housing security, mental health, employment, disability services, older adult care and refugee resettlement. Founded in 1872, it serves individuals and families throughout Colorado regardless of religious affiliation.