Emma Brossard

Emma Brossard
Brossard in 1979.
Born(1928-10-01)October 1, 1928
DiedNovember 15, 2007(2007-11-15) (aged 79)
OccupationOil industry analyst
Children3
Academic background
Alma mater
ThesisRómulo Betancourt: A Study in the Evolution of a Constitutional Statesman (1971)
Academic work
Disciplinepolitics, government
Institutions

Emma Beatriz Brossard (October 1, 1928 – November 15, 2007) was an American professor of politics and government at the Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge and noted expert on the Venezuelan oil industry. She authored four monographs on the Venezuelan oil industry and its history. She was known for her criticisms of the Hugo Chavez administration and its policies in governing the Venezuelan oil company Petróleos de Venezuela, Sociedad Anónima (PDVSA).