Liz Schwarze is vice president of Global Exploration based in Houston, Texas, a role she assumed in April 2018. In this role, she is responsible for Chevron’s worldwide exploration program and chairs the company’s Global Exploration Leadership Team. Previously, Schwarze was general manager of Exploration for Chevron Africa and Latin America Exploration and Production Company in Houston overseeing exploration for this region and held a similar role as general manager of Exploration for Chevron Asia Pacific Exploration and Production Company, based in Singapore. From 2013 to 2014, Schwarze served as the division manager of Exploration and Reservoir Services. During her career, Schwarze has held positions of increasing responsibility in the areas of exploration, reservoir management, strategy and planning, talent development, and technology. She has had assignments in multiple locations in the United States, Venezuela, and Singapore and has worked on projects around the world. During her career, she has touched assets and exploration projects in deepwater, LNG, shale and tight, and heavy oil. Schwarze joined Chevron in 1990 as a development geologist in the Gulf of Mexico education Schwarze holds a bachelor’s degree in geology from Duke University, a master’s degree in geology from The University of Texas at Austin, and a master’s in business administration from Tulane University. She is on the Corporate Advisory Board for the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Board of Directors for the Houston Zoo, and the Dean’s Advisory Board for the College of Natural Science and Mathematics at the University of Houston.