Since meeting the industry in 1977 at the George E. Failing Rig Company (later Azcon) of Enid, Oklahoma, Antonia Bullard has survived six price cycles and advised companies on five continents. Today, she is Managing Director at Trewstar and Climate and Energy Strategy Advisor at S&P Global. Trewstar is a woman-owned company that specializes in connecting corporate boards of directors with exceptional talent. It has placed nearly 300 directors on the boards of companies of all sizes, stages and industry sectors; six percent have been white males.
In my 40-year career in energy and heavy industry, I rarely had contact with the board directors who could block our investment projects or dismiss our…
