Rob Schapiro is the Senior Director of Partnerships for the Microsoft Energy & Resources Industry team. He is responsible for identifying and engaging energy industry partners to accelerate digitalization and enable the energy transition. Rob also serves as the Vice-Chair of the Ion Leadership Advisory Roundtable—focused on making the Ion ‘the home for Houston’s Innovation community’—and an advisor to the DivInc Clean Energy Accelerator, the Rice Alliance Clean Energy Accelerator, and Greentown Labs Houston. Prior to Microsoft, Rob spent seventeen years at ExxonMobil in a variety of technical and leadership roles in the Upstream business, including creation of an Upstream Innovation team. He has a Bachelor of Science in Geology from Vanderbilt University and a Master of Science from the University of California Santa Cruz. Rob is a former Loaned Executive and Young Leaders Chair with United Way of Greater Houston and is a mentor with Big Brothers Big Sisters. He is heavily involved with local organizations that promote innovation in underserved communities including SUPERGirls Shine Foundation, DivInc, Level Up, and G-Unity Business Lab.