Vinit Verma is an accomplished professional with over 25 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. Currently serving as a Technology Executive at ExxonMobil in the San Francisco/Bay Area, Verma is passionate about innovation and has held leadership roles involving data science/machine learning, sub-surface technologies, R&D informatics, manufacturing systems, marketing, and financials. He has a deep global experience working across the hydrocarbon value chain, including exploration, production, refining, chemicals, and fuels marketing. Verma is a computer scientist with a fundamental science background, having studied at St. Stephen's College and Oklahoma State University where he earned his Bachelor of Sciences in Physics, Chemistry, Math and his MS in Computer Science. He has published research in the field of Temporal Databases and 3D Printing applications. He is also a member of various committees providing feedback on achievements, effectiveness, and future vision, including the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab – Earth & Environmental Sciences Area committee, the Nottingham Spirk Innovation Council, and more. Verma is a former Industry Partner at Activate, former Industry Advisory Board Member at Tableau Software, former Board Member (MSBA) at Wake Forest University, and has held various managerial roles at ExxonMobil, including Senior Manager Data & Analytics, Research & Engineering IT Manager, Upstream Financials, Audit Manager - Information Technology, Marketing-Retail Computing, Manufacturing Computing, Exploration Computing, and Research Computing.