John S. Watson (born 1956) is an American businessman. He served as the chief executive officer and

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of the

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from January 1, 2010 to January 31, 2018.BusinessWeek profile
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Biography

John S. Watson was born in California in 1956. In 1978, he graduated with a B.A. in Agricultural Economics from the

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, and in 1980 he received an MBA from the

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. In 1980, he joined the Chevron Corporation. He served as its chief financial officer from 2001 to 2005. From 2009 to 2010, he was Vice-chairman of the board. Since 2010, he has served as chairman and CEO. He also serves as chairman of the board of the

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, and on the board of directors of

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Dynegy Dynegy Inc. is an electric company based in Houston, Texas, in the United States. It owns and operates a number of power stations in the U.S., all of which are natural gas-fueled or coal-fueled. Dynegy was acquired by Vistra Corp on April 9, 20 ...

(2001–2004), the National Petroleum Council, the

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, JPMorgan International Council, the American Society of Corporate Executives, and the

Animal Rescue Foundation Tony La Russa's Animal Rescue Foundation (ARF) is a nonprofit organization founded by Elaine and Tony La Russa, based in Walnut Creek, California. ARF rescues dogs and cats from public shelters where they would otherwise be euthanized and adopts t ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Watson, John S. 1956 births Living people University of California, Davis alumni University of Chicago Booth School of Business alumni American chief executives of energy companies Chevron Corporation people Directors of Chevron Corporation People from San Ramon, California