EnergyFunders CEO Laura Pommer previously served as the CEO and lead geologist of Century Natural Resources. Pommer, along with her partners, founded Century in October 2018 with $75 million in private equity sponsorship. In her role as CEO, she guided the company’s development and management of approximately 150,000 acres in the Powder River basin. This included organic development of both conventional and unconventional assets, ranging from PDP to exploration plays.

Before leading Century Natural Resources, Pommer worked in exploration and operations for Anadarko petroleum’s U.S. onshore assets. She also worked for various private equity backed companies on regional and asset level mapping, log interpretation, risk analysis and deal evaluation. A geologist by training, Pommer earned her master’s in geology from the University of Texas at Austin and her bachelor’s in geology from the University of Colorado.

Pommer’s experience in deal evaluation and risk analysis, from both a geological and financial perspective, makes her the perfect candidate for achieving EnergyFunders’ key objective: Elevating the quality and reducing the risk of investments offered on the platform. She is helping lead the emerging movement toward ESG-principled investing. As a female leader in a male dominated industry, Pommer is passionate about mentoring and recruiting more young women into the industry.