Michelle Judson

Michelle Judson began her 35 year career in the energy industry as a geologist. Over her tenure she worked around the globe and was instrumental to the success of major projects across the full upstream energy value chain. Executive roles included leading BP’s Global Geoscience Technology R&D Program and Vice President of Resource Appraisal where she was accountable for the technical and commercial evaluation of new resources in BP’s upstream portfolio. She has expertise in asset appraisal, technology strategy development, and program management. She also led multiple business strategy and organizational change programs. Since retiring from BP in 2014 she has been an advocate for STEM education and served as Director of the NW Washington STEM Network until 2021. Currently Michelle is a lecturer at Institute of Energy Studies at Western Washington University. She holds a B.Sc. and a M.Sc. in Geology.