Melanie Montague Trent

Melanie Montague Trent most recently served as executive vice president, general counsel and chief administrative officer for Rowan Companies plc, a global provider of contract drilling services. In that role, she had responsibility for the Human Resources, Legal and Communications functions, and previously for Information Technology. Ms. Trent served at Rowan more than 11 years in various capacities, prior to retiring in mid-2017.

Before joining Rowan Companies, Ms. Trent worked at Reliant Energy and its predecessor companies, Compaq Computer Corporation and Andrews Kurth LLP in a variety of roles.

Ms. Trent serves on the boards of YES Prep Public Schools, an open-enrollment public charter school system serving Houston’s most underserved communities, and New Hope Housing, whose core purpose is to provide life-stabilizing, affordable, permanent housing with support services for people who live on very limited incomes. She has previously served on the audit and compensation committees of the Memorial Hermann Hospital System, and on the board and executive committee of the Hermann Park Conservancy. 

Ms. Trent received a Bachelor of Arts from Middlebury College and a Juris Doctorate from Georgetown University. She has a daughter in college and a son in high school.