Naomi Boness
Managing Director Natural Gas Initiative, Precourt Institute for Energy
Bio
Dr. Naomi Boness (Ph.D.) is the Managing Director of the Center for Fuels of the Future at Stanford University. Naomi is an experienced practitioner in the energy sector with a focus on using her background in geophysics and techno-economic modeling to develop technology solutions related to natural gas, hydrogen, and decarbonization in both the developed and the developing world. Prior to Stanford, she held a variety of technical and management positions at Chevron.
Naomi is passionate about connecting technology developers with industry to accelerate the deployment of new decarbonization technologies at scale. She serves as an independent Board Director for two public companies: Aemetis, a low carbon fuels company, and Babcock and Wilcox, a clean power production company. To advance energy access and develop clean affordable solutions in the developing world, Naomi serves on the Green Energy Technology Council for Larsen and Toubro, an Indian-based EPC, as well as being a board member/advisor to a portfolio of energy organizations and clean energy technology startups.
Dr. Boness holds a Ph.D. in geophysics from Stanford University, a M.Sc. in geological sciences from Indiana University and a B.Sc. in geophysics from the University of Leeds.
Current Role at Stanford
Managing Director, Stanford Center for Fuels of the Future