Background
McDonald, John W. was born in 1951 in Ontario, Canada.
McDonald, John W. was born in 1951 in Ontario, Canada.
Bachelor of Science in Geophysics, University Western Ontario, 1975.
Geophysicist to various positions of increasing responsibility Texaco, Calgary, Canada, 1975—1991, strategic adviser, assistant to chairman, 1992—1994. Assistant division manager Texaco Exploration and Production, New Orleans, 1994—1996, vice president exploration and production offshore division, 1996—1998. Vice president production Texaco International, London, 1998—1999.
Managing director Texaco Ltd., 1998—2001, ChevronTexaco Upstream Europe, Aberdeen, Scotland, 2001—2002. Vice president strategic planning ChevronTexaco Corporation, San Ramon, California, 2002—2008, vice president, chief technical officer, since 2008.
Member of United Kingdom Industry/Government Forum, United Kingdom Offshore Operators Association (past pres, executive officer), Society Exploration Geophysicists, American Association Petroleum Geologists.