Mike Wirth, Chevron CEO and Chairman of the Board Mike Wirth, Chevron CEO and Chairman of the Board

mike wirth

chairman of the board and chief executive officer

Michael K. (Mike) Wirth, 64, has been chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Chevron Corporation since 2018.

Wirth served as vice chairman of the board in 2017, and as executive vice president of Midstream & Development from 2016 to 2018, where he was responsible for the shipping, supply and trading, and pipeline and power operating units, as well as for Chevron’s strategy, business development, and corporate affairs.

Previously, Wirth was executive vice president of Downstream & Chemicals from 2006 to 2015 and president of Global Supply and Trading from 2003 to 2006. He joined Chevron as a design engineer in 1982 and holds a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Colorado.

Wirth serves on the board of directors of Catalyst and the American Petroleum Institute, and is a member of the National Petroleum Council, the Business Roundtable, the World Economic Forum International Business Council, the American Heart Association CEO Roundtable, The Business Council, and the American Society of Corporate Executives.

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Chevron

Stable natural gas policy, balanced conversation needed

September 17, 2024 | Gastech 2024

Chevron CEO Mike Wirth delivered the opening keynote address, highlighting the need for a balanced approach to energy policy and underscoring natural gas as a key enabler of a lower-carbon future.

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Chevron

Building momentum in our businesses

September 17, 2024 | CNBC

Chevron CEO Mike Wirth discusses the queue of world-class projects in both Chevron’s traditional and new energies businesses with Brian Sullivan at Gastech 2024.

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Chevron

Advancing lower carbon solutions and enabling economic prosperity

May 6, 2024 | Milken Institute

At the Milken Global Conference, Chevron CEO Mike Wirth discusses the pace of the energy transition.

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* For cautionary statements relevant to forward-looking information and other important information for stockholders and investors, please see exhibit 99.1 to Chevron Corporation’s filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 3, 2024, which is available here.

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Updated: October 2024