Edith is the President and CEO of Rock Whisperer LLC, a consulting group in Tulsa that provides geological and management services to the energy industry. She is also a Research Associate of the Department of Geosciences at the University of Tulsa, and Chairman of the Geosciences Advisory Board at the University of Arkansas. Edith received her Ph.D. in Carbonate Geology from Johns Hopkins, and has worked international new ventures projects for Amoco, BP, and Phillips Petroleum. In 2004, Edith climbed Kilimanjaro (19,431'), the highest peak in Africa. She has traveled throughout the western hemisphere, and speaks fluent Italian and Portuguese. Her research interests include carbonate geology, petroleum geology, and basin analysis.
- 1988: PhD Carbonate Geology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
- 1986: MA Carbonate Geology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
- 1982: BA Geology, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire
Rock Whisperer LLC, Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Edith Newton Wilson is the owner of Rock Whisperer LLC in Tulsa, OK. Her company uses creative and innovative geoscience technology and concepts to explore for and develop clean energy, potable water and food security worldwide. Edith also provides consulting services to oil and gas and renewable energy companies. Before founding Rock Whisperer, Edith was a partner in TallGrass Energy, an oil and gas operator. Edith started her career as a carbonate reservoir specialist and international new ventures geologist with Amoco, BP, Phillips, and ConocoPhillips, then worked on domestic shale gas projects with Samson Resources. In addition to her AAPG activities over the past 25 years, Edith currently serves on the board of the Arts and Humanities Council of Tulsa, as a host for US State Department visitors with the Tulsa Global Alliance, and as a volunteer business coach for Sustainable Tulsa. She is also a founding and honorary member of the Geosciences Advisory Board at the University of Arkansas. Edith would like to see the Energy Minerals Division of the AAPG incorporate global exploration for strategic energy-storage minerals under its umbrella.