naomi.boness@stanford.edu
Managing Director, Natural Gas Initiative
Managing Director of the Stanford Natural Gas Initiative, is an experienced practitioner in the energy sector with expertise in reservoir geophysics, investment analysis and strategic planning. Prior to joining Stanford in 2019, Dr. Boness has held a variety of technical and management positions at Chevron. She is an invited member of the United Nations Expert Group on Resource Classification and a past Chair of the Society of Exploration Geophysicists Oil and Gas Reserves Committee. Her work has been published in peer-reviewed journals; she presents regularly at professional conferences, and she is the author of several online geophysics and investment courses. Dr. Boness holds a Ph.D. from Stanford University, a M.Sc. from Indiana University and a B.Sc. from the University of Leeds.