Katerina Yared holds the position of Senior Petrophysicist at SM Energy in Denver. Her oil field career started as a field engineer focusing on formation evaluation with Baker Hughes after she received her master’s degree in geology from the RWTH University in Aachen, Germany. She advanced through various roles at Baker Hughes, ranging from applications engineer to geoscience manager. Katerina broadened her experience by working for NEOS GeoSolutions and later at Apache Corporation as well as QEP Resources, before joining SM Energy.
Embarking on a new learning journey Katerina is enrolled in a sustainability management master’s program at the University of Wisconsin. Following her lifelong motto to “never stop learning.” She is eager about contributing to the energy transfer movement to provide a sustainable future for generations to come bending the boundaries between what is achievable and what is imaginable. Katerina is a certified Professional Geologist in the State of Texas and a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) by the Project Management Institute (PMI). She has been selected to participate in the cohort of the 2023 Energy Leadership Institute Energy Leadership program. She is excited about being involved in the purposeful pursuit of developments in the energy future space.
Katerina is the 63rd president of the international Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts (SPWLA). She is also the co-chair of the Women’s Network of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPGWN) and a lifetime member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) and American Rock Mechanics Association (ARMA).
Finally, she is the co-CEO of the Yared household, enjoying raising three kids in beautiful Colorado. With three young boys, life is never boring, but she also believes the foundation of one’s belief systems forms at an early age and she is determined to broaden social perspectives of social awareness towards various groups to ultimately increase the success of all people at work and in life.