Emerging Leaders Class of 2025
Congratulations to the 10 early career professionals named to the 2025 class! The Emerging Leaders program recognizes young professionals with fewer than 10 years of experience in the offshore energy sector.
The OTC Emerging Leaders are professionals who are making key contributions to the offshore energy sector in their field of work, service to the industry, innovation, and focus on safety.
Dr. Ellen Reat Wersan
Exploration Geoscientist
Chevron
AAPG
Dr. Yingda Lu
Assistant Professor, Petroleum & Geosystems Engineering Department
The University of Texas at Austin
AlChE
Dr. Olusola Komolafe
Project Engineer
Geosyntec Consultants Inc.
ASCE
Brooke Polk
Vice President-Accreditation Operations
International Association of Drilling Contractors
IADC
Gabriel Correa Perocco
Project Manager
MODEC do Brasil
IBP
Dr. Zheng Fan
Assistant Professor
University of Houston
IEEE-OES
Sridhar Krishnamoorthy
Senior Research Fellow,
PhD Research Scholar
Indian Institute of Technology
Madras Chennai India
MTS
Daniel Toerner
Technical Sales Engineer
Bardex Corporation
SNAME
Olawale Ajayi
Reservoir Engineer
NNPC Limited
SPE
Scott Pisarik
Lead Materials and Corrosion Engineer
Chevron
TMS
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