Laura W. Folse

Ms. Folse is the former CEO of BP Wind Energy, North America. As CEO for BP Wind Energy, North America she led a business with over 500 employees and contractors and comprised 14 wind farms across eight states with an operating capacity of over 2.5 gigawatts.

Prior to her role as CEO of BP Wind Energy, North America, she served at BP p.l.c. as Executive VP, Science, Technology, Environment, and Regulatory Affairs, in which she led the operational, scientific, and technological programs within the multi-billion dollar cleanup and restoration effort in response to the 2010 BP Macondo well explosion off the coast of Louisiana. At its peak, the clean-up project team that she led consisted of over 45,000 people working across five U.S. Gulf and Mexico states. She successfully negotiated with federal, state, and local government officials to implement and conclude the offshore and onshore clean-up efforts. Prior thereto, she held numerous leadership roles with increasing responsibility and complexity within BP p.l.c.

Ms. Folse has a Master of Management and Business from Stanford University, a Master of Science in Geology from the University of Alabama, and a Bachelor of Science in Geology from Auburn University.