Partner Sarah McLean (Austin/Houston-Energy Transactions),  moderated a panel titled “Candid Conversations: Two Executives’ Journeys to the Top” during the EUCI Leadership Conference for Women in Oil & Gas, at the JW Marriott Hotel in Downtown Houston on January 27-28.

In this panel, Sarah spoke with Deanna Farmer, Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of Enable Midstream Partners; and Angela Kouplen, Senior Vice President of Administration and Chief Information Officer of WPX Energy. Deanna and Angela discussed how they beat the odds to reach the highest echelons of their organizations. They provided advice on leveraging opportunities and relationships, how self-perception and our view of the world around us impacts our opportunities for success and how women can develop their leadership capabilities at each stage of their career.