Stephen Chazen was president and chief executive officer of Occidental Petroleum from 2011 to 2016.
10 Facts About Stephen Chazen
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Stephen Chazen earned a bachelor's degree in geology from Rutgers University, a master's degree in finance from the University of Houston, and a PhD in geology from Michigan State University.
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Stephen Chazen worked as a managing director in corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions at Merrill Lynch.
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Stephen Chazen was executive vice president-corporate development at Occidental Petroleum from 1994 to 1999, and as its executive vice president-corporate development from 1999 to 2004.
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Stephen Chazen was its senior executive vice president from 2004 to 2007, and as its chief financial officer from 2004 to 2007.
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Stephen Chazen was its president since December 2007 until 2016 and as its chief executive officer since May 5,2011 through April 29,2016.
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Stephen Chazen replaced Ray R Irani, who went on to serve as chairman.
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Stephen Chazen was on the board of directors of the American Petroleum Institute, Lyondell Chemical Company, Premcor and Washington Mutual.
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Stephen Chazen was on the board of trustees of the Aquarium of the Pacific and Catalina Island Conservancy.
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In 2019, Chazen was asked to rejoin Occidental as a board member.