Barbara Burger
Senior Advisor
Barbara J. Burger, PhD., is a Senior Advisor at Lazard. Ms. Burger is a “graduate” from Chevron, ending her time at the company as Vice President, Innovation and President of Chevron Technology Ventures (CTV). During her career, Ms. Burger held leadership positions across a number of Chevron's businesses, as well as a wide range of civic and industry board and advisory positions.
Ms. Burger remains focused on the big challenges in energy transition, equity, and access to education. In addition to being appointed a Senior Advisor at Lazard, she sits on the Heliogen Board of Directors, the Emerald Technology Ventures Advisory Council, serves as a Senior Advisor to Energy Impact Partners, sits on the Greentown Labs Board of Directors, and is an Advisor to Syzygy Plasmonics, Epicore Biosystems and Sparkz, Inc. She remains committed to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Activate, and is the President of the Board of Directors of the Houston Symphony.
Ms. Burger is a proud alumnus of the University of Rochester, 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 and founded 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 aim to contribute through careers beyond academia, and serves on the Strategic Advisory Board for the Resnick Sustainability Institute.
Burger holds a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from the University of Rochester, a doctoral degree in chemistry from the California Institute of Technology and an academic honor MBA in finance from the University of California, Berkeley.
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