Market Dynamics

Analyze market changes and uncover implications to improve outcomes.

Business Strategy

Develop strategies that lead to implementable plans to achieve an organization’s goals and create or maintain competitive advantage.

Mentorship

Provide businesses and individuals with the tools and guidance to drive growth and success.

About DSC Advising

After more than 20 years practicing strategy, DSC Advising is founded on the belief that effective strategy can be a competitive advantage. DSC is the preferred strategic advisor to assist organizations in shaping transformational impact. We do this by leveraging their capabilities to match their aspirations through prioritizing accountable actions.

Our Mission
Uncertainty can paralyze an organization with fear or unleash the energy to capture opportunities others miss. At DSC, we believe you can make uncertainty give way to knowledge. With over 20 years of strategic experience, we've seen that effective strategy isn’t just a plan—it’s a competitive advantage. We founded DSC to be the preferred advisor for leaders seeking transformative impact. Our approach helps companies achieve their aspirations by leveraging capabilities and driving accountable action, ensuring strategy turns into measurable success.

Why do we call ourselves DSC?
DSC is an acronym for the Latin phrase, “Dubitatio Scientiae Cedat”, which translates to: Let Uncertainty Yield to Knowledge”. While we don’t believe all uncertainty can be eliminated, we do believe it is possible that an in-depth understanding of market fundamentals combined with robust analysis will lead to insights that converts uncertainty to opportunity.

Dr. Harold York - Founder of DSC Advising

Dr. Harold York is the founder of DSC Advising, a strategic advisory firm. He looks at strategic directions in the energy industry, with specific expertise in global oil and gas asset portfolio optimization and developing viable business models for new energy companies. He also is the nonresident fellow for Energy and Global Oil in the Center for Energy Studies at Rice University’s Baker Institute and the Chief Energy Strategist at Turner Mason & Company, an energy consulting firm focused on the crude oil, refining, midstream and biofuels industries. He was Head of Commodity Strategy - Petroleum for BHP and has additional industry experience with ExxonMobil and management consulting with McKinsey & Company, Charles River Associates, and Wood Mackenzie. Skip holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Virginia and an undergraduate degree in Economics from the University of Wyoming. He did post-graduate work at IIASA (International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis) in Vienna, Austria.