Stuart N. Goodman

Stuart was raised in Hampton Bays, New York located on the east-end of Long Island. At WVU, he was a member of Tau Beta Pi and Omega Chi Epsilon honorary societies, graduating in 1983 with a B.S. Degree in Chemical Engineering. Additionally, Stuart was a member of the Sigma Chi social fraternity and on the WVU Wrestling Team for three years. Stuart subsequently received a Master of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Houston and a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Texas.

He was recruited by Royal Dutch Shell upon graduation from WVU and began his career in Houston, Texas. During his 35+ year career with Shell, Stuart served in a variety of senior leadership roles with his last 16 years in overseas assignments. Most recently, he was Senior Shareholder Representative Brunei and Managing Director of Shell Deepwater Borneo, based in Bandar Seri Begawan, accountable for Shell’s shareholder interests in Brunei Darussalam, serving on the Board of Directors of the upstream, midstream and downstream joint ventures. Prior roles included Senior Business Development Manager based in The Hague, Netherlands, VP Finance & Strategic Planning Southern Cone Gas & Power based in Rio de Janeiro and Production Manager for Shell’s Ethylene Oxide/Ethylene Glycol facilities based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Stuart currently resides in Austin, Texas with his wife Karen of 35+ years who is also a graduate of WVU (B.S. Geology 1983). They have two children, Stephen and Michelle who both graduated in Mechanical Engineering and are currently working for Honeywell and ExxonMobil, respectively. Stuart and Karen welcomed their first grandchild, Max, in July.