Melissa Calhoun is currently director of talent management for Halliburton. In this capacity, she is responsible for the employee development cycle with oversight of corporate HR functions including talent selection, technical and non-technical competency programs, learning and training governance, leadership and succession, performance management, and organizational development and effectiveness. Her experience spans 20 years in the oil and gas industry in a variety of technical and managerial positions at the district, regional and global level beginning as a field engineer and progressing through a variety of roles in operations, business development, and engineering management. Most recently, she was director of program management responsible for new product development for one of Halliburton’s global product service lines. Melissa earned a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the Pennsylvania State University and has completed all of Halliburton’s business and leadership development programs in partnership with The Mays Business School Center for Executive Development at Texas A&M University. She currently serves as chair of Halliburton Foundation’s University Advisory Board as well as on advisory boards for Texas A&M’s College of Human Resource Management and Halliburton Engineering Global Programs. Melissa has been married for 15 years and is the proud mother of 3 children.