Elena is a Senior upstream oil and gas research professional and Petroleum Engineer and Soil Scientist. She has 40 years of experience in the oil and gas sector ranging from commercial oil and gas field operations to managing a multi-million dollar research program.
Elena has been involved in domestic and international policy, Public- Private partnerships, and Interagency & NGO advisory collaboration and advisory committees. She has also worked with technology research and development, subsurface subject matter expert, Conventional and Unconventional reservoirs, as well as onshore and offshore oil and gas production.