Darren W. Woods

Alpha governed public record. Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.

Record

Field	Value
Representation	alpha-profile-markdown-v3
Protocol	Alpha Governance Facts Protocol 0.1
Schema	alpha.governance.entity.public.v1
Record version	public-0
Canonical entity	alpha:person:darren-w-woods
Entity type	Person
Canonical URL	https://registry.alpha.ac/people/darren-w-woods
Publication	PUBLISHED
Verification	corroborated
Verification schema	alpha-verification-states-v1
Ownership	unclaimed
Published claims	20
Claims under review	0
Evidence records	9
Conflicts	0
Conflicts in internal review	0
Observed	2026-09-24T22:27:47.656002+00:00
Last reviewed	2026-09-14T16:37:36.253975+00:00

Identity

Legal name: Darren W. Woods
Display name: Darren W. Woods

Leadership

PUBLISHED

Roles

Chair and Chief Executive Officer at Exxon Mobil. Valid from: 2017-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:darren-w-woods:6.
Chief Executive Officer at Exxon Mobil. Valid from: 2017-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:darren-w-woods:6.
Chair at ExxonMobil Holdings Corp. Valid from: 2016-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:darren-w-woods:5.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Exxon Mobil. Valid from: NOT_ASSERTED. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:darren-w-woods:2.

Governance

PUBLISHED

Board committees

PUBLISHED

AI and ML experience

AI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:darren-w-woods:3, alpha:evidence:person:darren-w-woods:1.

AI expertise

AI expertise: not identified in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:darren-w-woods:7.

AI governance relevance

AI governance relevance reported from role and filings. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:darren-w-woods:7.

Board independence

Not independent (executive director). Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:darren-w-woods:4.

Board membership

Serves on the board of Exxon Mobil. Valid from: 2016-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:darren-w-woods:4, alpha:evidence:person:darren-w-woods:8.
Serves on the board of ExxonMobil Holdings Corp. Valid from: 2016-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:darren-w-woods:9, alpha:evidence:person:darren-w-woods:4.

Board role

Board role: Chair. Valid from: 2026-04-08. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:darren-w-woods:1.

Committee assignments

Committee assignments: Executive, Finance. Valid from: 2026-04-08. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:darren-w-woods:1.

Cybersecurity experience

Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:darren-w-woods:1, alpha:evidence:person:darren-w-woods:3.

Executive company

Executive at Exxon Mobil Corporation. Valid from: 2026-02-18. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:darren-w-woods:1, alpha:evidence:person:darren-w-woods:3, alpha:evidence:person:darren-w-woods:7.

Executive function

Enterprise Leadership (CEO). Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:darren-w-woods:7.

Executive title

Executive title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:darren-w-woods:2.
Executive title: Chairman & CEO. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:darren-w-woods:1.
Executive title: Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. Valid from: 2026-02-18. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:darren-w-woods:3, alpha:evidence:person:darren-w-woods:7.

Experience

Chief Executive Officer at Exxon Mobil (2017-01-01 · current). Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:darren-w-woods:8.

Technology background

Technology background: not identified in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:darren-w-woods:3, alpha:evidence:person:darren-w-woods:1.

Coverage states

Field	Value
Identity	PUBLISHED
Business	NOT_APPLICABLE
Leadership	PUBLISHED
Board and committees	PUBLISHED
Governance	PUBLISHED
Financials	NOT_APPLICABLE
Workforce	NOT_APPLICABLE
Ownership	NOT_APPLICABLE
Ratings	NOT_PUBLISHED
Market and index context	NOT_APPLICABLE

Public sources

alpha:evidence:person:darren-w-woods:1: XOM DEF 14A director slate.
alpha:evidence:person:darren-w-woods:2: sec_def_14a.
alpha:evidence:person:darren-w-woods:3: XOM 10-K executive officers.
alpha:evidence:person:darren-w-woods:4: Exxon Mobil director board source.
alpha:evidence:person:darren-w-woods:5: sec_filing.
alpha:evidence:person:darren-w-woods:6: sec_proxy.
alpha:evidence:person:darren-w-woods:7: XOM executive roster source.
alpha:evidence:person:darren-w-woods:8: public_source.
alpha:evidence:person:darren-w-woods:9: public_source.

Rights

Field	Value
public_retrieval	allowed
agent_retrieval	allowed
redistribution	not_granted
model_training	not_granted
commercial_use	not_specified
relationship_pathfinding	not_granted
direct_contact	not_granted

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Absence of a claim is not evidence that the underlying fact is false.
Public retrieval does not grant model-training or redistribution rights.
Private relationships and Council activity are excluded.

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