Rhoman Hardy

Rhoman Hardy recently retired as senior vice president, chemicals and products, for the U.S. Gulf Coast for Shell USA. A native of Lake Charles, La., Hardy began his career with Shell in 1988. 

Hardy has founded HardLine Consulting LLC, providing expertise in strategy and leadership. He was also recently appointed to the Board of Directors for HF Sinclair Corporation and is a member of the Board of Directors for Brown and Root Industrial Services. 

In his last role with Shell, Hardy was accountable for optimizing Shell’s refining exposure in the United States Coast Guard and leading the development of its planned future growth in low carbon fuels, chemicals, and Shell’s first planned carbon, capture, and storage project in the USA.

Hardy earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from LSU in 1991 and an executive MBA from Rice University in Houston.

Hardy serves on Louisiana’s Community and Technical College Board of Supervisors, a role to which he was appointed by Gov. John Bel Edwards in January 2020. He also serves as vice chairman for the Baton Rouge General Hospital board. Hardy was recently appointed as a board member for the LSU Foundation and serves on the LSU College of Engineering’s Dean’s Advisory Council. 

Hardy and his wife Jolene have two sons, Justin and Joshua, and reside in Baton Rouge, La.