Barbara Burger
Corporate Graduate Chevron, Energy Director, Advisor, Innovator
Barbara J. Burger, PhD., is a Chevron “graduate” where she finished as the Vice President, Innovation and President, Chevron Technology Ventures. During her career, Burger held leadership positions across the company’s businesses as well as a wide range of civic and industry organizations.is the
In this chapter, she remains focused on the challenges in the energy system, equity, and access to education. She has built an advisory and director portfolio with firms including Bloom Energy, Milestone Environmental Services, Revterra, Emerald Technology Ventures, Energy Impact Partners, Marunouchi Innovation Partners, Syzygy Plasmonics, and Epicore Biosystems.
Burger is a University of Rochester alumnus where she serves on the Board of Trustees and chairs the River Campus Libraries National Council. She established the Barbara J. Burger Endowed Scholarship in the Sciences, the Barbara J. Burger Chemical Sustainability Scholars, and the Barbara J. Burger iZone, where students generate, refine, and communicate ideas for social, cultural, community, and economic impact. At Caltech, she supports graduate women in Chemistry who will pursue careers beyond academia and serves on the Resnick Sustainability Institute Strategic Advisory Board.
Oft quoted as “try doing anything without energy but why would you have a day without music”, Burger proudly serves on the Executive Committee of the Houston Symphony Board of Trustees and is the immediate past Board President.
Burger holds a BS, Chemistry from the University of Rochester, a PhD, Chemistry from Caltech and an MBA from UC Berkeley.
