Peter J. Robertson

Peter Robertson "is vice chairman of the board of directors for Chevron Corporation – a position he has occupied since January 1, 2002...

"He joined Unocal in 1971 and Chevron in 1973. Between 1973 and 1991, he worked in the United Kingdom and the United States in positions of increasing responsibility in the company's finance organization. In October 1989, he was elected vice president of finance for Chevron U.S.A. Inc.

"In October 1991, he was named president of Warren Petroleum Co., Chevron's former natural gas liquids subsidiary, headquartered in Tulsa, Okla. On Sept. 1, 1994, he was elected a vice president of Chevron Corporation, responsible for strategic planning.

"In March 1997, Robertson was elected president of CUSA and a vice president of Chevron Corporation, responsible for Chevron's North American exploration and production operations. In January 2000, he was named president of Chevron Overseas Petroleum Inc. (COPI). At COPI, he was responsible for directing Chevron's oil exploration and production activities around the world.

"Robertson is a director of the United Way of the Bay Area, the U.S.-Russia Business Council, Resources for the Future, and the American Petroleum Institute. He is past chairman of the U.S. Energy Association, co-chairman of the U.S.-Saudi Arabian Business Council, vice chairman of the Leon H. Sullivan Foundation, vice chairman of the board for the International House Berkeley, and serves on the Corporate Advisory Board of the Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. He also is past director of Sasol Chevron Holdings Ltd., Dynegy Inc. and Caltex Petroleum Corp.

"Robertson was born in January 1947."

• Director, Resources for the Future