Chris Powers
Chevron Corporation
Vice President, Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage
Christopher A. “Chris” Powers, 42, is vice president, Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) for Chevron New Energies (CNE), a position he assumed in October 2021. He is responsible for leading and growing Chevron’s CCUS business worldwide and is based at CNE’s headquarters in Houston, Texas. Powers most recently served as General Manager of Strategy and Business Performance for Chevron North America Exploration and Production Company (CNAEP) since 2020. Powers’ other recent leadership roles include General Manager, Maintenance & Reliability, at the Pascagoula, Mississippi Refinery; Area Operations Manager in Bakersfield, California, within the San Joaquin Valley upstream business unit; and Advisor to the Vice Chairman and EVP of Upstream. Powers began his career as a process engineer in the Chevron Energy Research and Technology Company. Over his 20-plus year career with Chevron, he has held business and technical leadership positions of increasing responsibility in Kazakhstan, Thailand, California, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. A native of Port Neches, Texas, Chris received his Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering Magna Cum Laude from Rice University in Houston, Texas. He is a registered Professional Engineer. Married with three children, Powers and his family are active in the Houston community, where his children attend public schools. He is a Governing Director of the Houston Symphony and is active with the Houston Energy Transition Initiative. Powers also serves as the Chevron Executive Sponsor for the Chevron – Rice University relationship and as Chair of the Rice University Department of Chemical Engineering External Advisory Board.
