Laura Lane

Laura Lane is the chief corporate affairs officer for Chevron Corporation, a position she assumed in February 2025. She is responsible for overseeing government affairs, communications, community engagement, and the company’s worldwide efforts to protect and enhance its reputation. Prior to joining Chevron, Lane served as executive vice president and chief corporate affairs officer for UPS where she led a global team managing all public policy and government affairs, public relations, employee communications, sustainability, community relations, and The UPS Foundation work in more than 200 countries and territories. Before UPS, Lane was managing director and head of international government affairs at Citigroup and vice president for global public policy with Time Warner. Laura began her career in the public sector, serving as a trade negotiator in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative in the negotiation of China’s entry to the World Trade Organization (WTO), the WTO Financial Services Agreement and the WTO Basic Telecommunications Agreement. She also served as a diplomat in the U.S. Foreign Service from 1990-1997, including serving at the American Embassy in Bogota, Colombia and Kigali, Rwanda. In Rwanda, she led evacuation efforts during the outbreak of civil war and returned as political advisor to U.S. forces providing humanitarian relief in the post-conflict environment. In her TED Talk, Laura describes that first-hand account and the importance of advocating for positive change. Laura currently serves as a member of the Board of the Atlantic Council. Laura recently completed her three-year appointment as U.S. business delegate on the APEC Business Advisory Council after previously serving as a member and co-chair of the President’s Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa. In her private sector capacity, she previously served on the Board of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees USA (UNHCR-USA), the CDC Foundation, the Woodruff Arts Center and The Atlanta Opera, among other Board roles.