Gregory J. Goff

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Gregory J. Goff
NationalityAmerican
Education Bachelor of Science (1978)
MBA (1981)
Alma mater University of Utah
Board member of ExxonMobil Corp., 2021

Gregory J. Goff ("Greg") is an American businessman the president and chief executive officer of Andeavor, formerly Tesoro, where he has been since May 2010. [1] As of May 2021 he was elected to the board of ExxonMobil; [2] notably, he is one of the first pro-climate board members of the Big Oil company. [3]

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Education

Goff graduated from the University of Utah with a BS degree in 1978. He graduated with an MBA from the University of Utah in 1981. [4]

Career at Tesoro and Andeavor

Goff became the president and chief executive officer of Tesoro Corporation in May 2010. He became the chairman and chief executive officer of Tesoro Logistics in April 2011. [5]

Board memberships

Goff is on a number of boards. In May of 2021, Goff was elected to the board of ExxonMobil. [2]

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References

  1. "Tesoro names ConocoPhillips' Greg Goff CEO". Reuters. 31 March 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  2. 1 2 Lombardo, Justin Baer, Dawn Lim and Cara (2021-05-28). "Investors Give Exxon Payback for Frustrations on Strategy and Climate". Wall Street Journal.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. "ExxonMobil loses a proxy fight with green investors". The Economist . 27 May 2021.
  4. "Gregory J Goff". Forbes. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  5. "Gregory J. Goff". Equilar Atlas. Archived from the original on 21 December 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2014.