Paula Whitten-Doolin Biography and Net Worth

Paula Whitten-Doolin, is both an excellent leader and lawyer, frequently tasked with managing high-stakes, high-pressure situations while remaining grounded and thoughtful. She has frequently served as a strategic thought-partner for business and has worked to establish strong governance processes in her past three roles. She is respected for her integrity and ability to make tough decisions when called upon to do so. Recently, as the General Counsel of Ideanomics, a multinational eV company, Paula oversaw the legal, human resources, and environmental, social, and governance departments. Paula led her teams as the organization went through significant changes and major challenges, including an SEC investigation, the acquisition and divestiture of subsidiaries, and multiple capital raises. Previously, as the Head of Legal, Americas for Neste, Paula served on the boards of four Neste subsidiary companies, including the board of Neste’s largest acquisition in the United States to present, Mahoney Environmental. She successfully built a legal team in the Americas and helped to establish Neste as the pre-eminent sustainable aviation fuel supplier worldwide by negotiating contracts with companies including Delta Airlines, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines, JetBlue, and others. Paula began her career as a litigator at Weil, Gotshal and Manges in San Francisco. She holds a JD from Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law and a BS from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). In addition to her board service at Neste, she has previously served on the boards of several charitable organizations in Houston.