Carol Parillon became Chief Data Architect in January 2020. Professionally her passion lies in enabling data driven organisations, to help drive the energy transition and digital agenda. During her 17 years in Shell, Carol has worked across a variety of businesses where she has used her skills to build the data architecture foundations. This has accelerated the data driven journey that Shell is on today. Carol holds Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathematics and a Master’s Degree in Business Information Systems. Her purpose is championing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion to create an inclusive environment empowering teams to challenge the status quo and bring about innovation. Her non-working time is spent with her husband, Neil, her son and 2 daughters. Next to that she enjoys volunteering in the community and school/university engagements where she teaches young students about the value of pursuing and exploring your passion beyond your current circumstance, as it is important for young people to recognise there is no limit to their ability to achieve.