John B. Hess

Former Chairman and CEO, Hess Corporation
John B. Hess

Mr. Hess served as chief executive officer of Hess Corporation, a global independent energy company engaged in the exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas, from 1995 to July 2025, and served as chairman from 1995 to May 2013. Prior to that, he served as senior vice president and in other positions of increasing authority from 1978 to 1995. Mr. Hess served as chairman and chief executive officer of Hess Midstream LP, an owner, operator, developer, and acquirer of midstream assets, from 2014 to July 2025. Prior public company directorships (within the last five years) include KKR & Co. Inc. and Hess Midstream LP. Other directorships and memberships include the Center for Strategic and International Studies, the Business Council, the Council on Foreign Relations, the Trilateral Commission, the American Petroleum Institute, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, the New York Philharmonic, Mount Sinai Hospital, and Harvard Business School.

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From Glasgow to Net-Zero: A Conversation with Fatih Birol

The CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program is pleased to host Fatih Birol, executive director of the International Energy Agency, for a discussion on the future of global energy security and decarbonization.

Event — December 10, 2021

IEA's World Energy Outlook 2017

The World Energy Outlook (WEO) is the IEA's annual report on the state of the energy sector from a global perspective, providing comprehensive analysis of the interplay between energy policy, markets, and technology development.

Event — January 16, 2018

A Discussion with His Excellency Ali Ibrahim Al-Naimi

CSIS is pleased to host His Excellency Ali Ibrahim Al-Naimi, former Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to reflect on a career that spanned more than six decades in the Kingdom’s energy work, including 21 years (1995-2016) as Minister of Petroleum.

Event — December 2, 2016

IEA's World Energy Outlook 2016

The CSIS Energy National Security Program is pleased to host Dr. Fatih Birol, Executive Director at the International Energy Agency (IEA), to present the IEA's World Energy Outlook 2016.

Event — November 18, 2016