Daniel Minguez

Daniel Minguez is a geoscientist and organizational leader with a passion for advancing the energy sector. His industry experience spans oil, gas, and geothermal resource exploration and management. With more than a decade of experience at Chevron and Cyrq Energy, Daniel has worked on both international and domestic projects involving resource evaluation, acreage capture, exploration and development drilling, production management, and subsurface–surface integration.


In his current role, Daniel leads Cyrq’s Resource and Engineering teams, overseeing projects that maintain, improve, and expand the company’s geothermal resource delivery and electrical generation capabilities.

Daniel earned his Ph.D. in Earth and Environmental Science from Lehigh University, with a concentration in Geological Sciences. His research covered rock and planetary physics with applications in plate tectonics, structural geology, and geologic time.