Natural Resources >> CEO Interviews >> April 1, 2002
WILLIAM E. GREEHEY is CEO and Chairman of the Board of Valero Energy
Corporation, a Fortune 500 company based in San Antonio. Mr. Greehey
serves on the Board of Trustees of the United Way of San Antonio and
Bexar County and on the Boards of the Southwest Foundation for
Biomedical Research, the Cancer Therapy & Research Center and the Alamo
Bowl. He also serves on the Board of Trustees of St. Mary's University
and he previously served as the Board's Vice Chairman. In December 2000,
he was selected as one of 10 American leaders to receive the prestigious
Horatio Alger Award, which recognizes individuals who have climbed from
humble beginnings to personal and professional success, and have
achieved the 'American Dream.' Earlier in 2000, the American Academy of
Achievement presented Mr. Greehey with its 'Golden Plate Award' and
inducted him into the Academy's Museum of the American Dream.
Previously, he received the 1999 International Citizen of the Year Award
from San Antonio's World Affairs Council. In 1998, Mr. Greehey was
presented with the Outstanding Philanthropist Award from the San Antonio
Chapter of the National Society of Fund Raising Executives; and he was
inducted into the San Antonio Business Hall of Fame by Junior
Achievement. Also in response to his community service record, he
received the 1993 Entrepreneur of the Year Award in the Socially
Responsible Category. Mr. Greehey served four years in the United States
Air Force. Profile
of Valero Energy?
Mr. Greehey: Our history goes back to 1980, when we were spun off from
Coastal Corporation. At that
