Distinguished Patten Seminar: Michael K. Wirth

About this event

Speaker: Michael K. Wirth, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Chevron Corporation

Title: Current and Future Energy Industry

Abstract

Meeting the world’s long-term energy needs will require innovation, investment and collaboration across industry and academia. In this seminar, Mike Wirth will share his perspective on the global and U.S. energy outlook, the forces shaping the future of energy, and Chevron’s work to develop technologies and solutions for a sustainable future. Following brief opening remarks, Dean Keith Molenaar will join Mike for a fireside conversation exploring the role of technology, research and innovation in addressing the energy challenges ahead. The session will conclude with questions from faculty, graduate students and other members of the research community.

Bio

Michael K. (Mike) Wirth, 65, 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 Boulder.

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