Diversity: Telisa Toliver

Deck: 

Chevron Pipe Line's VP

Fortnightly Magazine - May 2018
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PUF's Steve Mitnick: Telisa, can you tell us a little about what you do on an average day?

Telisa Toliver: I manage the commercial and business development efforts for Chevron Pipe Line Company. I also manage the pipeline risk management group, which serves as a consultant to our individual upstream and downstream businesses. My day is basically spent leading my team to develop opportunities to create value for Chevron.

PUF: You're very active in the American Association of Blacks in Energy. Can you tell us about that?

Telisa Toliver: I've been in the oil and gas industry for over twenty-five years. When I started, there were not many African-American females - or males - in leadership positions. When I was introduced to AABE about ten years ago and met African-American C-Suite and senior executives in energy businesses from oil & gas companies, public utilities and entrepreneurs, I was surprised, proud, really impressed, and very excited about supporting the goals of the organization.

There was an African American executive at Chevron, Warner Williams, who I have immense respect for, who encouraged me to get active with AABE. I did that, and followed in his footsteps to become a member of the Board.

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