Jara Schnyder, PhD
About Jara Schnyder, PhD
Jara Schnyder, PhD, is a Geoscientist Global New Opportunities at ExxonMobil, with a strong focus on sustainability, carbon capture and storage, and energy transition.
Current Title at ExxonMobil
Jara Schnyder, PhD, currently holds the position of Geoscientist Global New Opportunities at ExxonMobil. She has been in this role since 2021. In this capacity, she aligns basin strategies with the global upstream strategy, emphasizing a sustainable future for the company. Her work focuses on integrating commercial, above-ground, and subsurface risks in new opportunity strategies.
Previous Roles at ExxonMobil
Jara Schnyder has a diverse background within ExxonMobil. From 2020 to 2021, she was Geoscientist Exploration and New Ventures Guyana & Suriname. Before that, she worked as Operations Geologist in Site Investigation from 2018 to 2020 in Spring, Texas. Her tenure at ExxonMobil began as a Summer Intern in 2017 in the Houston, Texas area.
Education and Expertise in Geoscience
Jara Schnyder earned her Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Marine Geology and Geophysics from the University of Miami, where she studied from 2013 to 2018. She also holds a Master of Science (MSc) in Geophysics and a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences from Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich, which she completed from 2007 to 2012 and 2007 to 2010, respectively.
Background and Early Career
Earlier in her career, Jara Schnyder worked at CSL Miami as a PhD Candidate and Student in the Center for Carbonate Research from 2013 to 2018. Before that, she was an Assistant at the Particle Technology Laboratory, ETH Zurich from 2010 to 2011. Additionally, she served as a Senior Project Manager in Executive Search at Christian Huber & Co. from 2006 to 2011.
Focus on Sustainability and Energy Transition
In her current role at ExxonMobil, Jara Schnyder emphasizes sustainability, carbon capture and storage (CCS), and energy transition. Her comprehensive approach integrates various risks and aligns with global strategies to promote a sustainable future. Her background in tsunami modeling also contributes to her expertise in environmental and safety hazard assessments.