10 heads of sustainability in oil and gas
Senior Vice President-Sustainability, Vice President, Sustainable Development and Director, Sustainability are among the current titles held by these ten heads of sustainability in oil and gas, at companies including ConocoPhillips, Murphy Oil Corporation and Talos Energy. A reader can learn how heads of sustainability build and run their teams in oil and gas companies.
Professionals to explore
Dawn Treybig Coufal
LinkedInExperience: VP, Sustainability · Kinetik
Dawn Treybig Coufal has been VP, Sustainability at Kinetik since October 2022, based in Houston, Texas, and describes EHS, ESG and sustainability experience in the Oil and Gas industry, primarily the natural gas midstream business. Dawn Treybig Coufal was Sr. Director, EHS & ESG at Midcoast Energy from 2018 to 2022.
Deanna Gilliam
LinkedInExperience: Director, Sustainability · Caturus Energy
Deanna Gilliam has been Director, Sustainability at Caturus Energy since May 2025, based in Houston, Texas. Deanna Gilliam was Climate Risk Advisor at ConocoPhillips from 2021 to 2025, Senior Corporate Responsibility Analyst at Concho from 2019 to 2021 and Corporate Responsibility Analyst at Newfield Exploration from 2017 to 2019.
Fiji George
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Climate and Sustainability · Cheniere Energy, Inc.
Fiji George has been Senior Director, Climate and Sustainability at Cheniere Energy, Inc. since September 2020 and was Director, Climate & Sustainability there from 2018 to 2020, based in Houston, Texas. Fiji George describes professional experience with energy-environmental and sustainability issues in natural gas production, processing, transmission and LNG.
Julie Dalzell
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Sustainable Development · ConocoPhillips
Julie Dalzell has been Vice President, Sustainable Development at ConocoPhillips since August 2024, based in Houston, Texas. Julie Dalzell was Managing Director Climate Risk at ConocoPhillips from 2019 to 2024 and Senior GHG Coordinator at ConocoPhillips Canada from 2014 to 2019.
Kathy Steerman
LinkedInExperience: Director, Sustainability · SM Energy Company
Kathy Steerman has been Director, Sustainability at SM Energy Company since January 2026, based in the Denver Metropolitan Area, and was Director of Sustainability at Civitas Resources from 2021 to 2026. Kathy Steerman describes a recent focus on stakeholder processes and rulemaking, sustainability reporting, midstream and upstream oil and gas permitting, and emissions modeling.
Meena Palanivelu
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Sustainability and Risk Management · Murphy Oil Corporation
Meena Palanivelu has been Vice President, Sustainability and Risk Management at Murphy Oil Corporation since February 2023, based in Houston, Texas. At Murphy Oil Corporation, Meena Palanivelu was also Director Of Sustainability from 2020 to 2023 and General Manager, Planning & Performance from 2019 to 2020.
Ted Wurfel, PE
LinkedInExperience: Chief Sustainability Officer · ROCKCLIFF ENERGY
Ted Wurfel is a former Chief Sustainability Officer of ROCKCLIFF ENERGY, holding the role from January 2023 to March 2024, and was VP ESG and Sustainability there from 2021 to 2023, based in Greater Houston. Ted Wurfel describes developing, implementing and managing sustainability, environmental and safety programs at domestic private equity backed exploration and production companies.
Teresa Odom
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President-Sustainability · Diversified Energy Company
Teresa Odom has been Senior Vice President-Sustainability at Diversified Energy Company since December 2023, based in the Greater Birmingham, Alabama Area. At Diversified Energy Company, Teresa Odom was also Vice President-Sustainability from 2021 to 2023 and Vice President-Investor Relations from 2019 to 2021, and was Director-Investor Relations at Energen from 2017 to 2019.
Travis Ethredge
LinkedInExperience: Director, Environment & Sustainability · Apache Corporation
Travis Ethredge has been Director, Environment & Sustainability at Apache Corporation since May 2020, based in Houston, Texas, and describes being an environmental, compliance and sustainability professional in the oil and gas industry. Travis Ethredge was HSE Specialist at Murphy Oil Corporation from 2018 to 2020.
Trina Engels
LinkedInExperience: Sustainability & Environmental Director · Talos Energy
Trina Engels has been Sustainability & Environmental Director at Talos Energy since May 2024 and was ESG Director there from 2022 to 2024, based in Greater Houston. Trina Engels was ESG Sustainability Director at New Tech Global from 2021 to 2022 and describes expertise in ESG, regulatory compliance, reservoir engineering and production operations in the oil and gas industry.
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you decide which sustainability goals your company commits to and reports on?
- 02What did you focus on first when you took on your current sustainability role?
- 03How have you organized the sustainability team you lead, and how does it work with operations?
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