Dr. Shawn Emerson Simmons was named the Upstream Corporate Sustainability Reporting
Directive (CSRD) Project Manager in October of 2023. Prior to this, Dr. Simmons was the Safety,
Security, Health, and Environment (SSHE) Manager for Mobil Equatorial Guinea, Inc., the first
female in this position in the affiliate’s history. Dr. Simmons has held numerous managerial roles
that have spanned the globe including Africa, Asia Pacific, Russia, Australia, Europe, and the U.S.
Gulf Coast. As of June 1, 2024, Dr. Simmons will become the Global Sustainable Procurement
Manager, responsible for supplier diversity and sustainability initiatives for the Corporation. Dr.
Simmons’ academic credentials include a B.S. in Petroleum Engineering from the University of
Oklahoma, a M.S. in Environmental Engineering from Rice University, and a PhD in Environmental
Toxicology from Texas Southern University. She is a product of Booker T Washington’s High
School for the Engineering Professions in the Houston Independent School District. Although
Simmons grew up and went to school in Texas, she considers her birthplace of Baton Rouge,
Louisiana, very much an integral part of the person she has become.
Dr Simmons has served with several non-profit organizations including Child Care Council of
Greater Houston, Bayou Land Conservancy, United Way, and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Dr.
Simmons has accumulated numerous recognitions of her humanitarianism, leadership and
advocacy for STEM education. She is the current global president for ExxonMobil’s Black
Employee Success Team (BEST), the corporation’s resource group for Black employees.