About Darrin L. Talley

BSME 1988, Missouri S&T
MBA 1996, University of Pittsburgh

Darrin has had a diverse career at ExxonMobil across a range of assignments with varying geographic, business and technical scope. He has worked in supply and logistics in South America and Asia, managed refineries in Texas and Singapore, and served as President of ExxonMobil’s Research and Engineering company. He assumed his current position as Vice President, Corporate Strategy & Planning in 2022.

Darrin earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Missouri University of Science & Technology, as well as an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh. He serves as the Chair of the University of Houston’s Energy Advisory Board which is composed of energy industry experts and leaders serving to advance energy education and research.

A native of Paris, Missouri, he and his wife, Sarah, have lived in Texas and Virginia as well as Mexico City and Singapore with their two children, Denver and Anna. Denver is studying for his PhD in Physical Chemistry at the University of Colorado – Boulder and Anna is attending Texas A&M University.