Lori Auray Gobillot

Lori Auray Gobillot

Management Consultant

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Advisor / Board Member / Consultant. A diverse career combining significant executive leadership experience in transportation, energy and real estate.

  • Education

    • The University of Texas School of Law

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      JD

      Activities and Societies: High Honors, Chancellors (top 3%), Order of the Coif (top 10%), Texas Law Review (Editor)

    • The University of Texas at Austin

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      BBA

      Activities and Societies: summa cum laude

  • Experience

    • Arthur Andersen & Co.

      Jan 1983 - Jan 1986
      Management Consultant

      Senior Consultant, Management Information Consulting Division

    • Trammell Crow Company

      Jan 1986 - Jan 1989
      Leasing Agent & Property Management

      Full P&L and management responsibilities for San Antonio’s largest Class A office building.

    • Vinson and Elkins

      Jan 1993 - Jan 1999
      Senior Associate - Public Finance

      V&E is an international law firm with specialties in energy, finance, M&A, environmental, and restructuring/reorganization.

    • Continental Airlines

      Jul 1999 - May 2010
      Assistant General Counsel

      Instrumental in developing and leading a legal team valued by its internal clients as “trusted advisors” to the business. Managed the daily operations of Continental’s Legal Department including budgeting, staffing and planning. Led teams responsible for corporate, M&A and securities, compliance, international operations, and commercial litigation. Key member of management team involved in the development of Board materials, corporate governance, enterprise risk management and compliance programs, corporate communications including earnings and press releases, executive compensation design and disclosure, reports to the Board and investors, and periodic SEC reports.From 1999-2005, served in positions of increasing responsibility in the Legal Department and in Corporate Real Estate, responsible for strategic transactions and the company's airport real estate worldwide. Show less

    • United Airlines

      Jan 2010 - Jan 2012
      Vice President Integration Management

      Following the Continental – United merger announcement, selected by the CEO of the combined enterprise to oversee the merger integration planning and implementation efforts. • Engaged and managed Bain & Company to support the efforts and led and coordinated 33 cross-functional teams to implement the merger creating the world’s largest airline. • Following consummation of the merger in October 2010, assumed responsibility for the oversight and implementation of enterprise-wide integration, change readiness efforts and synergy capture. • Designed the model for tracking and reporting $1.2 billion in revenue and cost synergy sources of value. Show less

    • Bristow Group

      May 2012 - Oct 2019
      Board Member

      Member, Board of Directors of Bristow Group, Inc., a leading provider of industrial aviation services to government and civil organizations worldwide. Chair of the Compensation Committee and member of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee and the Board's Restructuring Working Group.

    • Gobillot Advisors

      Oct 2012 - now
      Independent Consultant

      As an experienced corporate board member and former senior executive, Lori offers an insightful approach to enhancing strategy, effective project management, assessing risk management and governance, and evaluating and refining executive compensation design.

    • Agape Development

      Jan 2015 - Dec 2023
      Board Member

      Member, Agape Homes CDC; Chair, overseeing Agape's goal of developing 100 single-family affordable and workforce housing units on vacant land in Houston's OST / South Union neighborhood just south of the Third Ward. Member of the Board Committee that advised Agape's leadership team on the development of successful social enterprise businesses.

    • Magellan Midstream Partners

      Jun 2016 - Sept 2023
      Board Member

      Member, Board of Directors of Magellan Midstream Partners, LP, a publicly traded partnership that primarily transports, stores and distributes petroleum products. Member, Compensation, Sustainability, and Nominating and Governance Committees.

    • Republic Airways

      May 2017 - now
      Board Member

      Member, Board of Directors of Republic Airways, a privately held airline that provides contractually priced flights operated under its airline partner brands: American Eagle, Delta Connection and United Express. Chair of the Compensation Committee. Selected by the post-restructuring shareholders to serve on a newly constituted board following Republic Airways’ emergence from Chapter 11 in 2017. Oversaw the development of post-emergence incentive grants and new executive compensation programs.

    • Alightedpath.org

      Apr 2023 - now
      President & Executive Director

      Co-Founder and Board Member of this non-profit which serves the very young, school-aged youth, and young adults aging out of foster care who are experiencing economic and / or social disadvantage.

    • ONEOK

      Sept 2023 - now
      Board Member

      Joined the Board of Directors from Magellan Midstream Partners, serving on the Audit and Corporate Governance Committees. ONEOK is a leading midstream service provider and owns one of the nation's premier natural gas liquids (NGL) systems, connecting NGL supply in the Rocky Mountain, Permian and Mid-Continent regions with key market centers and owns an extensive network of gathering, processing, fractionation, transportation and storage assets. ONEOK is a FORTUNE 500 company and is included in the S&P 500. Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Audit Committees in a New Era of Governance

      Harvard Business School Executive Education
      Oct 2022
    • Making Corporate Boards More Effective

      Harvard Business School Executive Education
      Jul 2019
    • Directors’ Consortium

      Stanford University Graduate School of Business
      Oct 2018
    • Compensation Committees: New Challenges, New Solutions

      Harvard Business School Executive Education
      Nov 2021
    • Corporate Director Certificate

      Harvard Business School Executive Education
      Nov 2022
    • Birkman Certified Consultant

      Birkman
      Apr 2023
    • HBR Advisory Council

      Harvard Business Review
      Aug 2024
    • Board Leadership Fellow

      NACD (National Association of Corporate Directors)
      Jan 2014