Today’s featured 25 Influential Women in Energy honoree is Andrée Griffin, unconventional development manager for XTO Energy Inc., an affiliate of Exxon Mobil Corp.
While receiving her master’s degree in geology from Texas Christian University, Andrée Griffin came across her most valuable find. In 1987, the Fort Worth native was offered an internship with Sun Exploration and Production Co. in Abilene, Texas. Recently married and hesitant to move across the state, Griffin scouted advice on her dilemma.
“Getting input from people whom I admire, because of how they work, learning from their experiences, or what they have accomplished, has caused me to make career decisions with more conviction than I might have on my own,” she says.