David Lawrence
About David Lawrence
David Lawrence PhD is Executive Director of the Salk Institute Harnessing Plants Initiative. He is a senior advisor to the Yale Carbon Containment Lab, a trustee on the Army War College Foundation Board, and chair of Lexplore Energy LLC. He has previously served as energy law and policy fellow at the University of Wyoming, chair of the Yale Climate and Energy Institute External Advisory Board, board member of Stone Energy Corporation, membership chair of the National Ocean Industry Association, commissioner on the Aspen Institute Commission on the Arctic, and chair of the Advisory Committee for the European Association of Geologists and Engineers annual meeting. Lawrence began his career as a geology instructor at Yavapai College in Prescott, AZ, and a research geologist for the United States Geological Survey. In 1984, he joined Shell as a research scientist, eventually serving as vice president and executive vice president, with responsibilities that included global group strategy, investor relations, exploration, wind energy, new business development, acquisitions/divestments and gas monetization. Lawrence received his BA in Geology from Lawrence University and his MS and PhD in Geology and Geophysics from Yale University.