Michelle Boit

Michelle is a sister, daughter, mother and niece.

She holds a BSc. Chemical Engineering from Texas Tech University in USA and an Executive MBA Global Leadership from University of Texas. 

After graduating she pursued a career in the oil & gas sector. She is a woman in a male dominated industry.

It would not be easy. She had to push herself forward to find opportunities to shine. She was hired by BP (British Petroleum), and was sent to Wyoming where no one wanted to go. While there, she started an initiative, unprompted called “Leave No Well Behind”. Of the 500 wells that were basically abandoned, she discovered that about 200 of them were still viable and actually quite productive. She was recognized by the CEO, received an award for her efforts and her initiative was rolled out across the company.

When oil was discovered to Kenya, she made the leap to Tullow Oil. She continued to seek opportunities to shine and was frustrated by being kept in the background. She found another position that took her on rotation to Ndjamena, Chad until, because the price of oil plummeted just as the Covid lockdowns began, she found herself back in Kenya.

She started her foundation Michelle Boit Foundation in 2014 (www.mboitfoundation.org) to mentor high school students focusing both on academics and social behaviours.  It now helps train young people in college to prepare for graduation, and the work world.