Nick Tran

Nick currently looks after Schlumberger’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) portfolio. In this role, Nick Leads the organization’s Corporate Social Sustainability and Philanthropy efforts within the communities where Schlumberger operates. Promoting STEM education by providing thousands of robotic and coding kits to schools in underserved communities through partnerships with various non-profits, representing Schlumberger at Oil & Gas Trafficking Awareness Group (OGTAG) to combat human trafficking within the energy industry, and serving as the Chair for the organization’s annual United Way, March of Dimes and Junior Achievement campaigns. In addition to Nick’s contributions to Schlumberger’s CSR efforts, he is also a Diversity Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) trailblazer and has championed positive change for people of color, disabled people, the LGBTQ and veteran community.

In his previous role as Head of Global Veterans Affairs & Programs, Nick helped Schlumberger win the coveted Military-Friendly Employer Award for the first time in 2018 and again in 2019, 2020 and 2021. Additionally, Nick established Schlumberger as the first Fortune 500 organization in the oil and gas industry to have a National Apprenticeship Program with the Department of Labor (DOL). Previously, Nick served as Manager of Veteran Programs, Human Resources for Cameron, a Schlumberger Company where he was responsible for providing strategic leadership for Cameron’s development and implementation of a veteran’s program with a focus on veteran community outreach, career development and veteran recruitment initiatives.

Before joining Schlumberger, Nick held several leadership positions in Human Resources to include, Talent Acquisition Manager for Express Energy, and Recruiting Manager for Igloo Products Corp. Nick was a contributing author for the Recruiting for Dummies book, published in 2001.

Nick is a US ARMY Veteran and served in several combat deployments, including Operation Desert Storm, Enduring Freedom, and Iraqi Freedom. His military decorations include two (2) Combat Action Badges, two (2) ARMY Commendation Medals, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Iraqi Campaign Medal, Kuwait Liberation Medal, Southwest Asia Service Medal, and Governor’s Twenty Tab.

Nick is a graduate of Harvard Business School’s Program for Leadership Development (PLD), an executive MBA alternative focused on leadership, change, and innovation. Before that, Nick graduated from the Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies Program for Professional Human Resource Development at Rice University and has a Bachelor of Science in Leadership (Magna Cum Laude) from Trident University in California.

Board Affiliations
    
Board Member – Rice Business Partners Board
Advisory Board - IPAA/PESA
Board of Advisors – World Affairs Council
Executive Advisory Council - Military Friendly
Committee Member – Boy Scouts of America
Advisory Board – Alliance for Multicultural Community Service
Senior Vice President of Programs & Events – Harvard Business School Club of Houston