Will Pettitt

Baker Hughes

Global Geothermal Lead

Dr. Will Pettitt is the Global Discipline Lead for Geothermal Energy at Baker Hughes. Will helps position this international energy technology company as a market leader in the Energy Transition, helping develop and execute the organization’s vision for taking geothermal energy forward. Dr. Pettitt is a thought leader on developing and deploying the use of Earth’s heat. Before joining Baker Hughes, Will was Executive Director of Geothermal Rising, the largest nonprofit professional and trade association for geothermal energy worldwide, and previously led geomechanics and microseismics consulting, software, and research companies. He publishes and speaks on a wide range of topics and participates in government and organizational committees. Dr. Pettitt is an applied geophysicist with a B.Sc. and a Ph.D.