Jennifer Jewson

Director of North American Feedstocks

LyondellBasell

It is a pleasure to introduce you all to Jen Jewson. With 25 years in the chemicals industry, Jen’s educational background includes an MBA in finance and also holds a PhD in Chemistry. Jen spent 7 years in R&D before switching to Commercial, where she now sits as Director of North American Feedstocks at LyondellBasell.

We learned from Jen how her R&D background helped her to succeed in pivoting to her commercial facing roles today. She emphasized that she recognized while in R&D the value that comes from learning from your failures and your mistakes.

“Speak up, be patient, and persevere.”

We talked about the volatile & uncertain environment this last year has brought us and how important it is to recognize that we don’t need to do all things alone. While Jen is a leader in the industry, she is also a Mom, a Wife, a friend, and many others; she explained to us how she manages through these roles each day. Jen is the people leader we all want on our team and in our networks.

WOTW: Jen Jewson from Women in Chemicals on Vimeo.