Jane Woodward is a founding shareholder of MAP and its President and Chief Executive Officer. MAP is a private firm focused on acquiring and managing natural gas royalty interests and renewable energy royalty interests, primarily associated with commercial wind and solar projects, all in the onshore continental U.S. Founded in 1989, MAP has raised approximately $1 billion from endowments, foundations, family offices and individuals through 13 limited partnerships. MAP funds a variety of sustainable energy education initiatives largely benefiting Stanford students. Since 1990, Jane has been a Consulting Assistant Professor at Stanford University where she teaches classes on energy and environment in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Prior to founding MAP, Jane worked as an exploration geologist with ARCO Exploration Company and later as a petroleum-engineering consultant. She holds a BA in geology from the University of California at Santa Barbara. Additionally, she holds an MS in engineering and petroleum geology and an MBA, both from Stanford University. She serves on the following Advisory Boards/Councils Stanford's Precourt Institute for Energy Efficiency and the Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy; and she serves as a Trustee Associate of the AAPG Foundation.
