Jane Woodward is a founding shareholder of MAP and its Chief Executive Officer. MAP is a private firm focused on acquiring and managing natural gas royalty interests and renewable energy royalty interests (primarily wind) in the onshore continental U.S. MAP self-imposes a carbon tax on itself and funds a variety of sustainable energy education initiatives largely benefiting Stanford students. Since 1990, Jane has been a Consulting Associate 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 University's Graduate School of Business, Stanford's Precourt Energy Efficiency Center, and the Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy; and she serves as a Trustee Associate of the AAPG Foundation.
