Scott Roberts

Scott grew up in Tucson, Arizona, and earned a BS from U of Arizona and a PhD from U of Washington, both in Chemical Engineering.  He and his wife, Catherine,  split their time between Houston, TX where she is co-founder of the Rutherford BH Yates Museum, and Scottsdale, AZ.  Their son, Chris, was an AMIGOS volunteer in the 1980s in Ecuador.

Scott retired from Royal Dutch Shell in 2008 after working 35 years in their downstream oil and chemicals businesses.  His career ranged from technical assignments in research and engineering to business management roles in supply, trading, and chemicals to senior management roles such as President of Shell Mexico, VP Lower Olefins business, VP NW Europe Manufacturing, and EVP Global Chemicals Manufacturing.  He has lived and worked in 5 states as well as in Costa Rica, Mexico, United Kingdom, and the Netherlands.

He has served as Chairman of the International Board of AMIGOS and as a board member for AMIGOS Foundation,  NACME (National Action Council for Minority Engineers), ANIQ (Mexican Chemicals Manufacturer’s Association), Institute for Civility in Government, and Shell Alumni Association of Houston.  He has also served on Chemical Engineering advisory boards for Cornell, Colorado School of Mines, and U of Washington. Currently, he volunteers as a Trail Ranger for Pinnacle Peak Park in Scottsdale.  In 2020, Scott and Catherine were honored by the University of Washington College of Engineering with the Diamond Award for Distinguished Service.