Starlee Sykes is the chief executive officer for Archaea Energy, a bp company. Archaea is a US-based bioenergy company which was acquired by bp in 2022, accelerating the growth of bp’s strategic bioenergy business. 

Starlee previously served as bp’s senior vice president for the Gulf of Mexico and Canada, one of the world’s largest deep-water businesses. 

With over 25 years of leadership experience in the energy sector, Starlee led the creation of the first global subsea solutions business and is a strong proponent of standardized industry practices and improving collaboration. Starlee has also led diverse international teams solving some of the industry’s most complex challenges. 

Starlee has held an active leadership role on several boards, including bp, NOIA, API, Greater Houston Partnership, Spindletop Community Impact Partners and Texas A&M University Engineering.

Starlee was named ‘2021 International Citizen of the Year’ by the World Affairs Council of Greater Houston, one of the top 25 most influential women in energy by Oil and Gas Investor and one of the most influential women executives by Women Inc. 

Starlee earned her Mechanical Engineering degree from Texas A&M University. She lives in Houston with her husband, Al Vickers, and 3 sons (Jack, Cade, and Ethan). She enjoys traveling with family, great food, and the outdoors.