10 Chevron executives
Strategy, downstream, midstream, gas, offshore and New Energies each have a president or the vice chairman in this group of Chevron executives, alongside the chief technology and engineering officer, the CIO, a retired North America E&P president and a former CFO for Chevron Nigeria and Mid Africa. Eight still hold Chevron leadership roles, useful to a supplier, partner or analyst weighing how investment splits between oil and gas, downstream and new energies.
Professionals to explore
Andy Walz
LinkedInExperience: President, Downstream, Midstream and Chemicals · Chevron
Chevron's worldwide manufacturing, marketing, lubricants, chemicals and additives businesses and its shipping, pipeline, power and trading units are the responsibility of Andy Walz as President, Downstream, Midstream and Chemicals since October 2024. Walz was President of Americas Products (2019–2024), President, International Products (2014–2019) and General Manager, Caltex Australia (2008–2013), a fit for downstream and trading questions.
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Brent Gros
LinkedInExperience: Former President, Chevron Offshore · Chevron
In 1998 Brent Gros joined Chevron as a Facilities Engineer in New Orleans for the Gulf of Mexico Business Unit, and since July 2025 Gros has been President, Chevron Offshore, after Vice President, Gulf of Mexico Business Unit (2022–2025). Gros also held General Manager, Operations, Midcontinent Business Unit (2020–2022) and Senior Vice President, Geothermal and Power Operations, IndoAsia Business Unit (2014–2016), a fit for offshore operations questions.
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Colin Parfitt
LinkedInExperience: Corporate Vice President and President Midstream · Chevron
Colin Parfitt has been Corporate Vice President and President Midstream at Chevron since 2019, after President Supply & Trading (2013–2019). Parfitt's other Chevron vice president titles include Vice President Sales Oronite (2012–2013), Vice President Americas Products West (2010–2012) and Vice President Finished Lubricants (2007–2010), a fit for midstream, trading and lubricants questions.
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Freeman Shaheen
LinkedInExperience: Former President Chevron Global Gas (a division of Chevron USA Inc) · Chevron
Since February 2022, Freeman Shaheen has been President Chevron Global Gas (a division of Chevron USA Inc), after Global Upstream Director Long Term Value Chain Strategy (2020–2022). Shaheen was GM Global LNG Supply and Trading (2013–2020) and Sr. Manager Global Sweet Crude Trading (2012–2013), which makes Shaheen the one to ask about LNG supply, trading and gas value chains.
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Jeff Gustavson
LinkedInExperience: Former President, Chevron New Energies · Chevron
New Energies has been the business of Jeff Gustavson since August 2021, as President, Chevron New Energies, after Vice President - Mid-Continent Business Unit (2018–2021). Gustavson was also President of Chevron Canada Resources (2015–2018) and General Manager - Investor Relations at Chevron (2012–2015), which suits questions on the New Energies business and on investor relations.
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Les Copeland
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · Chevron
Les Copeland has been Chief Information Officer at Chevron since April 2024, after CIO, Global Manufacturing, Global Supply Chain and Purchasing, and Workplace Safety IT at General Motors (2023–2024). Copeland's other General Motors CIO titles cover Global Digital EV Commerce, Fleet & Energy (2021–2023) and Global Data Strategy, Artificial Intelligence & Analytics Services (2016–2020), a fit for questions on data, AI and IT for energy operations.
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Marcos Blasquez Olmedo
LinkedInExperience: Former CFO (GM Finance & Planning) Chevron Nigeria and Mid Africa · Chevron
Country-level finance and planning questions suit Marcos Blasquez Olmedo, CFO (GM Finance) Chevron Nigeria and Mid-Africa (2024–2025) and CFO (GM Finance & Planning) Chevron Nigeria and Mid Africa (2025–2026). Based in Argentina, Blasquez Olmedo also held General Manager Strategy, Business Performance and Finance - Chevron Latin America (2020–2023) and General Manager Finance and Planning - Chevron Latin America (2019–2020).
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Mark Nelson
LinkedInExperience: Vice Chairman and Executive Vice President, Strategy, Policy & Development · Chevron
Mark Nelson has been Vice Chairman of Chevron since October 2023, after Vice Chairman and Executive Vice President, Strategy, Policy & Development (2023) and Executive Vice President, Strategy, Policy & Development (2022–2023). Nelson was Executive Vice President, Downstream & Chemicals (2019–2022) and Vice President, Midstream, Strategy & Policy (2018–2019), and describes joining Chevron as an engineer, a fit for questions on strategy, policy and downstream investment.
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Ryder Booth
LinkedInExperience: Chief Technology and Engineering Officer · Chevron
Chief Technology and Engineering Officer at Chevron since July 2025, Ryder Booth describes overseeing organizations that include health, safety and environment and information technology. Booth was also Vice President, Mid-Continent Business Unit (2021–2025), Vice President, Capital Projects (2020–2021) and Chief Procurement Officer (2017–2019), which makes Booth a fit for questions on technology adoption, capital projects and procurement.
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Stephen Green
LinkedInExperience: Former President, North America E&P · Chevron
Now a Retired Energy Executive, Stephen Green was President, North America E&P at Chevron from 2019 to 2022 and Vice President, Policy, Government and Public Affairs there (2011–2016). That pairing of an operating presidency with a policy and government affairs title suits North America E&P questions and questions on energy policy and government affairs.
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Choose the right perspective
For investment priorities across the portfolio, Mark Nelson is the closest fit, with Andy Walz and Colin Parfitt for downstream, midstream and trading, Jeff Gustavson for New Energies and Freeman Shaheen for gas and LNG. Brent Gros and Stephen Green cover offshore and North America E&P, Ryder Booth and Les Copeland technology, engineering and IT, and Marcos Blasquez Olmedo finance and planning in Nigeria, Mid Africa and Latin America.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does an energy company compare returns on new energies projects against oil and gas projects?
- 02What does it take for a new technology to move from pilot to standard use across an oil and gas company's operations?
- 03How are LNG supply and trading decisions tied to long-term gas value chain strategy?
About this directory
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