Elizabeth Cheney is vice president of safety, environment and sustainable development for Shell Upstream Americas. Previously, she managed non-operated global development projects for ExxonMobil. She began her career as a reservoir engineer with Exxon in Kingsville, Texas. Her background includes various assignments managing technical teams and field operations for producing assets in locations from offshore in the Gulf of Mexico to West Texas and California. In addition, she spent time as a strategic planner for development projects in Russia, the Caspian Sea, and the Middle East.