Rob Gardner
Manager, Economics & Energy DivisionCorporate Strategic Planning DepartmentExxon Mobil Corporation
Rob Gardner is the Manager for the Energy and Economics Division of the Exxon Mobil Corporate Strategic Planning Department based in Irving, Texas. Rob assumed his current assignment in April 2009. The group that he manages is responsible for preparing Exxon Mobil's Energy Outlook. Rob graduated from Louisiana State University in 1978 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering and began working for Mobil Oil in a series of technical and supervisory engineering positions in gas plants along the U.S. Gulf Coast. Rob then moved into natural gas marketing. In 1990, he moved overseas and worked in gas marketing area primarily associated with liquefied natural gas. He held positions in Indonesia, Qatar, Japan and Singapore involved in marketing and project development of LNG, natural gas and power projects. In 2001, Rob began a series of management assignments in ExxonMobil Gas and Power Marketing in Houston before taking on his current role.
The Outlook for Energy: a view to 2030