# DrivePath Advisors

> DrivePath Advisors is a specialist strategic and financial communications firm for the energy industry. Founded in 2021 and headquartered in New York, it assembles former in-house communications leaders, investor-relations executives and journalists to advise boards and management teams through transactions, restructurings, crises, activism, sustainability reporting and other moments when reputation and business strategy collide.

- **Founded:** 2021
- **Headquarters:** New York, United States
- **Founders:** Gordon Pennoyer (Co-founder and CEO), Andrew Wilson (Co-founder and former Managing Partner)
- **Products:** Transaction and business transformation communications, Corporate reputation and positioning, Investor relations, Restructuring and bankruptcy communications, Crisis and incident response
- **Notable:** Built a roster claiming more than 200 years of collective experience in publicly listed oil, gas and power companies, including seven former heads of communications., Ranked 19th by deal count in Mergermarket's 2023 global PR advisory league table, with 15 deals valued at approximately $16.7 billion., Served as communications adviser on publicly announced transactions involving Chesapeake/Expand Energy, Civitas Resources, Vital Energy and Transocean.

## Products & services

- **Transaction and business transformation communications** — Strategies for mergers and acquisitions, IPOs, integrations and continuing business transformation, spanning internal and external stakeholders and post-deal investor relations.
- **Corporate reputation and positioning** — Narrative, positioning, executive visibility and stakeholder programs designed to differentiate and protect an energy company's reputation.
- **Investor relations** — Investor strategy, peer benchmarking, value-driver analysis, shareholder engagement and materials for buy-side and sell-side audiences.
- **Restructuring and bankruptcy communications** — Stakeholder communications intended to preserve understanding and support while limiting disruption before, during and after a restructuring.
- **Crisis and incident response** — Scenario planning, data analysis, rapid-response plans and hands-on execution for operational and reputational crises.
- **Litigation and regulatory support** — Communications counsel coordinated with legal and regulatory teams to protect reputation without adding legal exposure.
- **Shareholder activism, sustainability and ESG** — Preemptive activist engagement, shareholder communication, sustainability reporting and ESG positioning.

## Achievements

- Built a roster claiming more than 200 years of collective experience in publicly listed oil, gas and power companies, including seven former heads of communications.
- Ranked 19th by deal count in Mergermarket's 2023 global PR advisory league table, with 15 deals valued at approximately $16.7 billion.
- Served as communications adviser on publicly announced transactions involving Chesapeake/Expand Energy, Civitas Resources, Vital Energy and Transocean.
- Helped Expand Energy produce its first sustainability and climate reports within ten months of the Chesapeake-Southwestern combination.
- Reached its fifth anniversary in 2026 with a LinkedIn-listed team of 24.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Expand Energy named DrivePath as its communications adviser on the $1.25 billion acquisition of Twin Eagle.
- **2026-07** — DrivePath and Dynamo highlighted their partnership at London Climate Action Week, with Alix Steel moderating a discussion on climate finance, energy security and capital.
- **2026-06** — The firm marked five years in business and welcomed its 2026 summer interns.
- **2026-03** — DrivePath and Dynamo Energy Hub announced a strategic partnership at CERAWeek.
- **2026-02** — Transocean named DrivePath its financial communications consultant for the proposed combination with Valaris.
- **2026-01** — Investor FHS Capital Partners was reported to be expanding its partner group and continuing to support a portfolio that includes DrivePath.

## Links

- Website: https://www.drivepathadvisors.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/drivepath-advisors

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Last updated: 2026-09-22