Sue Payne retired from Exxon Mobil Corporation after a 37 year career in global oil and gas exploration, development and production. After starting her career as a geophysicist in Mobil’s technology center in Dallas Texas, she served in many diverse professional and management roles. As an executive, she held positions in Mobil’s headquarters in New York and Fairfax, followed by roles as South American Business Development Manager, as Vice President of US Exploration and Production, as Geoscience Manager for ExxonMobil Production, as US Exploration Manager, as Global Exploration Planning Manager and finally as Manager of Global Geoscience.

From 2011 to 2013, Sue was the Chief Operating Officer for the National Math and Science Initiative, a national non-profit focused on improving the math and science educational performance in US schools.

Following retirement, Sue is an investor in early stage, women led start-up companies and is an active community volunteer. Sue serves on the Board of Trustees of the United Way of Greater Houston, the advisory board of the Houston Children’s Museum, the advisory board of the Georgia Institute of Technology, the advisory board of the University of Texas College of Natural Science, the Board of Regina Dominican School, Willmette IL, the regional council of the Smithsonian Institute and the Board of the Orange Show Center for Visionary Art.