Background
Burns, Thomas Gordon was born on August 5, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Gordon Taylor and Mildred (Birmingham) G.
Burns, Thomas Gordon was born on August 5, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Gordon Taylor and Mildred (Birmingham) G.
Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1962. Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1963.
Group associate, Caltex Corporation, New York City, 1963-1966; petroleum chemical sales coordinator, Caltex Deutschland, Frankfurt, Federal Republic Germany, 1966-1968; assistant to managing director, Caltex Deutschland, Frankfurt, Federal Republic Germany, 1968-1971; operations superintendent, Caltex Deutschland, Frankfurt, Federal Republic Germany, 1971-1973; project development specialist, Chevron Chemical Company, San Francisco, 1974-1978; supervisor supply, Chevron Corporation, San Francisco, 1978-1981; assistant manager economics, Chevron Corporation, San Francisco, 1981-1986; manager economics, Chevron Corporation, San Francisco, since 1986.
Member Western States Petroleum Association (chair committee economists since 1986), Natural Gas Supply Association (chair information resources committee 1988-1990).
Married Louise Evelyn Toppe, May 2, 1964. Children: Erik Thomas, Michael Edward Louis.