Ms. Melody van Denzen, J.D., is a Senior Legal Counsel and Intellectual Property Attorney at ConocoPhillips, in Houston. She is a recovering engineer and business-minded lawyer with international experience and a passion for sustainability, particularly as it relates to decarbonization and the energy transition. Melody grew up relocating every few years to “follow the oil” and has continued the trend with her own career working with and for multinational oil and gas corporations.
Ms. Denzen has a degree in civil engineering from Oklahoma State, an MBA from Oklahoma City University, a law degree from the University of Oklahoma, and expects to complete a graduate certificate in Corporate Sustainability and Innovation from Harvard Extension School, in the spring of 2022.