As Senior Director at HETI, Kera’s work has a particular focus on industrial and operational decarbonization, power management, and international energy development. She leads a broad coalition of industry, academic and community partners to identify opportunities for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction pathways that enable Houston to lead the world in profitably decarbonizing high-emitting and hard-to-abate sectors while maintaining a reliable and resilient regional power grid.

Prior to joining the Partnership, Kera held technical and leadership roles within the global energy industry, including leading and managing projects around the world for Chevron. Her most recent role as an industry consultant combined her upstream project development expertise and track record of success in strategic relationship management to advise private equity clients on M&A projects and conduct audits and evaluations of key regulatory and governance reporting obligations.

Kera holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Geology from Louisiana State University, along with energy, sustainability and leadership certifications from Columbia, Wharton, and AAPG. She has served as Co-President of the Houston Chapter of Ellevate Network and Global Chair of the Communities Council & Manager of the Mentoring Program for Lean In Energy.