John Hess Hess Corporation CEO Rating

Hess Corporation CEO John Hess Bio

Mr. John B. Hess has been the Chief Executive Officer at Hess Corporation since May 3, 1995. Mr. Hess has been the Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Hess Midstream Partners GP LLC, a general partners of Hess Midstream Partners LP since September 2014 and July 2014 respectively. Mr. Hess serves on the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board Quadrennial Review Task Force. Mr. Hess has been with Hess Corporation for 28 years and has strong background in the global oil and gas industry. He provides significant value to the oversight and development of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts business and served leadership roles at a global energy business. Mr. Hess led the Fortune 100 Company through a strategic transformation from integrated oil company to pure play exploration and production company. Mr. Hess served as the Chairman of Hess Corporation from May 3, 1995 to May 16, 2013. Mr. Hess serves as Vice Chairman of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc. and has been its Director since 2007. He serves as a Trustee of Center for Strategic and International Studies, Inc. Mr. Hess has been a Director of Hess Corporation since 1978. He has been a Director of the Trilateral Commission since 2009. Mr. Hess has been a Director and Member of Board of Trustees at Deerfield Academy since 2004. He has been a Director of KKR Management LLC since July 28, 2011 and a Director of Kkr Management Llc at KKR & Co. L.P. He has been a Director of National Advisory Board of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. since 1991. Mr. Hess has been a Member of Board of Trustees at Wildlife Conservation Society/NY Zoo since 1991, United Cerebral Palsy Research and Educational Foundation. Mr. Hess has been a Trustee of The Mount Sinai Hospital since 1988 and New York Public Library since 2008. He is a member of the Business Council, the Trilateral Commission and the Council on Foreign Relations and he serves on the Executive Committee of the American Petroleum Institute. He is a member of Dean's Advisors of Harvard Business School since 2001. He is also Chair of the Harvard Business School Campaign. He served as a Director of NYC2012, Inc. He served as a Director of The Dow Chemical Company since October 12, 2006 until May 9, 2013. Mr. Hess served as a Member of the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board from 1999 to 2002. He earned an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School in 1977 and a B.A. from Harvard College in 1975.

Hess Corporation CEO John Hess At a Glance

The CEO score provides an understanding of how employees feel about the CEO’s leadership style and effectiveness at Hess Corporation.

Based on 47 ratings, John Hess ranks right below ConocoPhillips' CEO, Ryan Lance.

Hess Corporation's CEO is highly regarded by the Sales department, employees who have been at the company 5 to 10 Years, and Caucasian employees. However, employees who have been at the company 1 to 2 Years, employees with Over 10 Years experience, and Female employees have a less favorable view of the CEO and believe there is room for improvement. Overall, the CEO score has remained stable over the last 90 days.