I retired as a Partner from Ernst & Young LLP (“EY”) on July 1, 2022 after 36 years of service in Public Accounting while holding multiple leadership roles. EY is a global leader in assurance, consulting, strategy and transaction and tax services with office in over 150 countries and 300,000+employees. From July 2018 to my retirement, I served as EY’s Americas Industry Leader overseeing the markets and growth strategy across its primary industry markets including Energy, Industrials & Automotive, Consumer, Technology, Telecom, Media & Entertainment, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Real Estate, Private Equity, and Government, I was EY’s Houston Office Managing partner and US Energy Leader from July 2013 to July 2018, and Managing Partner of the Southwest Region Strategy & Transactions business unit from July 2008 to July 2013. In these roles I was a leader in the global energy markets and worked with corporations and investment funds in all phases of energy investment across the sector. I was admitted to the EY Partnership in October of 1997 after joining the firm in July 1986. I hold a BBA from Baylor University in Waco Texas and am a Certified Public Accountant. I frequently author reports on timely energy issues, especially during this era of energy transition and Digital transformation; work with leading industry organizations across multiple sectors and speak at conferences or with journalists on matters relevant to the energy industry, sector convergence, women in business as well as cross border transactions and mergers & acquisitions structuring.