Marcella Burke
SPAC Board of Directors and Advisory Council -
Independent Director (legal & Regulatory)
Former Head of the Houston Environmental, Health & Safety practice, King & Spalding, LLP & Global Energy Transition Initiatives leader
Client counsel in energy sector, including conventional oil & gas, renewables, carbon capture, energy technology, permitting & other natural resource issues
U.S. Department of the Interior, Deputy Solicitor for the Division of Mineral Resources, Office of the Solicitor, Washington, DC
Environmental Protection Agency, Deputy General Counsel, Washington, DC
Former global energy attorney, Akin Gump Hauer & Feld LLP
Extensively published on HSE, CCS, climate change & current global energy transition challenges
National Law Journal Energy/Environmental Law Trailblazer Award 2021
Board Member, Energy ESG Council
Community Service: Sky High 4 Kids Ambassador, Pontifical International Observatory, Semper Fi Injured Marines Fund
University of Houston Law Center - J.D.
Texas A&M University - B.A.