John S. Watson (born October 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

University of California, Davis The University of California, Davis (UC Davis, UCD, or Davis) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Davis, California, United States. It is the northernmost of the ten campuses of the University ...

, and in 1980 he received an MBA from the

University of Chicago Booth School of Business The University of Chicago Booth School of Business (branded as Chicago Booth) is the graduate business school of the University of Chicago, a private research university in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1898, Chicago Booth is the second-oldest ...

. 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. It owns and operates a number of power stations in the U.S., all of which are powered by fossil fuels. Dynegy was acquired by Vistra Corp on April 9, 2018. The company is located at 601 ...

(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 Joybound People & Pets, formerly known as Tony La Russa's Animal Rescue Foundation (ARF), is a nonprofit organization founded by Elaine and Tony La Russa, based in Walnut Creek, California. Joybound rescues dogs and cats from public animal shelte ...

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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 {{US-business-bio-1950s-stub