Sue Payne

A native of Hickory Flat, Georgia, Ms. Payne graduated from Georgia Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics.

 

Ms. Payne joined Mobil in 1976 as a geoscientist in Dallas, Texas.  During her 35 years with Mobil, and now ExxonMobil, her management and operations experiences have afforded her a variety of assignments.  She has been Planning Manager for ExxonMobil Exploration Company; U.S. Area Exploration Manager; Geoscience Operations Manager for ExxonMobil Production Company; Vice President for Mobil’s Onshore U.S. Producing Business; Commercial and Negotiations Manager for Mobil New Business Development in Latin America; and an advisor at Mobil’s corporate headquarters.  Ms. Payne has held positions in Lagos, Nigeria; New Orleans, Louisiana; Fairfax, Virginia; Dallas and Houston, Texas. 

 

Before assuming her current position at NMSI, her role as Geoscience Resource Manager encompassed managing the training, career development, and project deployment for more than 1,500 geoscientists in ExxonMobil’s worldwide operations; and providing specialist geoscience technical support for ExxonMobil Upstream projects.

 

A member of numerous charitable and civic organizations, Ms. Payne has recently completed her second term as Co-Chairman of the United Way of Greater Houston Women’s Initiative and is an active member of the Georgia Tech Alumni Association.  She also was recently named one of “Houston’s 50 Most Influential Women” by Houston Women’s Magazine.