Suzy Taherian
Suzy Taherian has over 25 years of experience as CFO, COO, acting CEO, and board member for global companies. She is currently CFO of 3Degrees, which helps Fortune 500 take urgent action on climate change. She has significant experience in financing and growing emerging industrial technology companies.
At Chevron M&A team, Suzy led over $2Bn in M&A transactions. She drove the turnaround at Chevron Global Lubricants, a $4Bn division of Chevron with activities in over 100 countries. The result was 45% YOY improvement in profitability to achieve $500M annual earnings. She completed $5Bn in complex structured financings in emerging technology areas for Chevron, such as LNG, shale oil, and energy efficiency projects. After 16 years with Exxon and Chevron, she went on to lead high growth industrial companies.
Suzy served on the board of NewHold Investment Corporation, a Special Purpose Acquisition Company. She was part of the board audit committee, overseeing their IPO on NASDAQ on July 31, 2020 and their subsequent purchase of Evolv. Other Board experience includes Wrightspeed Inc, World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer, and Chevron Federal Credit Union, which has over $1Bn in assets.
Suzy has been adjunct professor at UC Davis Graduate School of Management for last 10 years, teaching courses on International Finance and International Business. She was awarded Woman CFO of the Year award in 2023 from Finance Executive International – Silicon Valley. Suzy co-authored 80/20 CFO: Making Strategic Transformations in Your company. Suzy holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from UC Davis; an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University.