Prior to joining ConocoPhillips in 2008, Cavaney was president and chief executive officer of the American Petroleum Institute (API). Before joining API in 1997, Cavaney was president and chief executive officer (CEO) of the American Paper Institute and founding president and CEO of the American Plastics Council and the American Forest & Paper Association. He also served on the senior White House staffs of Presidents Ronald Reagan, Gerald Ford and Richard Nixon, and was president of Ericson Yachts, Inc., a major U.S. yacht manufacturer. He was honorably discharged as a lieutenant from the U.S. Navy, following three tours of combat duty in Vietnam.
Cavaney is a member of the board of directors of Buckeye Technologies and the executive committee and board of the Gerald R. Ford Foundation, among others.
Cavaney was born in Kansas City, Missouri. He has a bachelor's degree in history and economics from the University of Southern California. « less
Business Positions
Buckeye Technologies
Manufactures and distributes cellulose-based specialty...
In The Office Of
Ronald Reagan
40th US president
Richard M. Nixon
37th US president
Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr
38th US president; Vice President to Richard Nixon; US...
Other Positions & Memberships
US Chamber of Commerce
Business lobbying group
American Petroleum Institute
Oil and natural gas industry association
Gerald R Ford Foundation
Provides support for the Gerald R Ford Presidential...
Alliance for Energy and Economic Growth
US Chamber/NAM global warming group
American Society of Association Executives (ASAE)
Our passion is to help...
Education
Donation/Grant Recipients
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Elizabeth Hanford Dole
Former US Senator from North Carolina
Lisa Murkowski
US Senator from Alaska
Pete Domenici
Former US Senator from New Mexico
George W Bush
43rd US president, ex-governor of Texas, son of George H W Bush
New Republican Majority Fund
Affiliate: ex-Sen. Trent Lott (R-Miss)
Ben Nelson
US Senator from Nebraska
