Kim Colburn

Kim Colburn is a retired chief operating officer for bp’s North American natural gas liquids business and previously served as the senior vice president of commercial development and strategy for bp’s North American gas, power and natural gas liquids marketing and trading business.  

In his 34 years at bp, he worked in the upstream, petrochemical and commodity trading divisions and has lived and worked in the United States, United Arab Emirates, Canada and Russia. He has a BSBA in Accounting from the University of Nebraska (where he walked on to the Nebraska Football team) and an MBA from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland.  

Colburn now works with individuals providing leadership, career and strategy coaching through Colburn Coaching Strategies. He is an active volunteer, advocate and board member of The Lighthouse of Houston, a nonprofit that assists people who are blind or visually impaired to live independent lives.