HOUSTON (January 26, 2018) – Former CEO of the Oakland Raiders and current CBS Sports Analyst Amy Trask will deliver a closing keynote presentation at the inaugural Influential Women In Energy Luncheon February 6 at the Hyatt Regency – Downtown Houston. Trask will join 500+ professionals from oil & gas upstream, midstream and financial firms alongside the 25 Influential Women in Energy honorees and the 2018 Pinnacle Award recipient.
“The Women In Energy Luncheon will gather industry pacesetters who are paving new paths for the next generation,” said Shelley Lamb, Vice President of Oil and Gas Investor. “We are thrilled to spotlight these women and hear from Amy Trask.”
In her keynote speech, Trask will share her achievements as a broadcaster and as one of the most influential NFL executives. Prior to her joining CBS, Trask rose to be one of the highest-ranking women in American professional sports, serving as the Oakland Raiders’ CEO from 1997 until 2013. In her 26 years with the Raiders organization, she served as owner Al Davis' advisor -- and became the NFL's first female front-office executive.
Today, Trask is an analyst for CBS Sports and appears on That Other Pregame Show and We Need to Talk, a nationally televised all-female sports show. Trask also contributes her expertise to The NFL Today show on CBS.
Before Trask’s closing keynote presentation, Oil and Gas Investor will recognize 25 Influential Women In Energy honorees and the 2018 Pinnacle Award recipient, Dr. Ramona M. Graves, engineering dean at the Colorado School of Mines. Presented by Schlumberger, the Oil and Gas Investor Pinnacle award honors Dr. Graves’ dedication to the oil and gas industry and her contributions to educating and mentoring Mines students.