Elizabeth Matthews is a proven executive leader and strategist in legal, ethics and compliance, human resources, and governance. She has significant expertise working in an international/cross-cultural setting. She currently serves as senior vice president, general counsel, head of government affairs, and corporate secretary for Bristow Group. Publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange, Bristow Group is a global leader in vertical-flight solutions, offering helicopter offshore energy transportation and search-and-rescue services to civil and government organizations worldwide. Matthews is a member of the executive team of Bristow Group and is responsible for the company’s legal, compliance, government affairs, and insurance functions. Prior to joining the company, Matthews worked for over nine years as deputy US managing director and executive vice president, general counsel, and corporate secretary for French energy multinational company TotalEnergies SE’s (TotalEnergies) companies in the United States. Matthews was a member of the executive team of TotalEnergies’ US affiliate and was responsible for legal support to the company’s US businesses, including renewable energy (such as wind, solar, and biofuels), batteries, and the exploration and production, trading and shipping, and refining and marketing of oil and gas. Matthews also (along with the country chair) coordinated US-wide shared services functions such as security, communications, and information technology. Matthews worked for over 11 years at Chevron, including for Chevron’s downstream and upstream businesses, as well as for the corporate headquarters. She served in a general counsel role for Chevron’s energy technology company and led Chevron’s intellectual property asset management business unit. Early in her career, Matthews worked at nationally known law firms in Washington, DC. In this capacity, she supported companies including the National Football League, Starbucks, and Home Depot with advice on labor and employment / human resources matters. She also clerked for a federal district court judge in Philadelphia. She is a cum laude graduate of Yale University and received her juris doctorate from Harvard Law School in 1995. Matthews has experience leading significant nonprofit boards. She currently serves on the boards of the World Affairs Council of Greater Houston, the American Hospital of Paris Foundation, and the Texas General Counsel Forum as well as the advisory board of the Houston chapter of the Women’s Energy Network. She is past president and former board member of the Women’s Energy Network and the Texas Sage Chapter of the National Charity League. She also is a former member of the board of the Harvard Law School Association of Houston and the board facilities committee of St. John’s School. Matthews is a widely recognized leader. She has been honored as a “Top 100 Most Influential Women in Energy” and a “Top 50 General Counsel in Energy” by the National Diversity Council, as a “Breakthrough Woman” by the Greater Houston Women’s Chamber of Commerce, a “Woman on the Move” by Texas Executive Women, as “Best Corporate Counsel” by the Houston Business Journal, and as a “Magna Stella” awardee for best general counsel by the Texas General Counsel Forum. She also is a leader in diversity. She has been awarded the Women’s Energy Network (Appalachia Chapter ) Trailblazer Award, which recognizes a woman who has been a model of leadership and vision in the energy industry for more than fifteen years. She also has been named as “Woman of the Month” by the Women’s Energy Network and as a Houston “Top 50 General Counsel Leader in Diversity” by the National Diversity Council.