Chad Holmes is an exploration advisor for Exploration Strategy and Portfolio Management in Chevron Global Exploration HQ. Prior to this role, Chad was a seismic stratigrapher in the Chevron Technical Center, then an innovation lab member for our Subsurface Digital organization. Chad received a B.S. in Geology and Computer Science from Duke University. After a short stint as a software engineer, he completed a Ph.D. in Marine Geophysics from Columbia University. Later, Chad completed a MS degree in System Design & Management with Geothermal focus at MIT. This year marks 16 years with Chevron.