Jeffrey Taylor

Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary ExxonMobil

Last Reviewed: October 1, 2026

Executive Summary

Jeffrey Taylor has been ExxonMobil’s General Counsel and Corporate Secretary since July 2024, succeeding Craig Morford. He joined from Fox Corporation, where he was general counsel, and before that was Deputy General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer at General Motors and General Counsel of Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems. He spent more than 15 years in federal service, including as U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia from 2006 to 2009. ExxonMobil ranked No. 9 on the 2026 Fortune 500.

Career Highlights

• Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of ExxonMobil since July 2024.
• Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Fox Corporation, 2021 to 2024.
• Deputy General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of General Motors.
• U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, 2006 to 2009.

Professional Journey

Taylor earned a bachelor’s degree in history at Stanford University and a Juris Doctor at Harvard Law School. He spent more than 15 years in federal service, including roles in the U.S. Senate and U.S. Attorney’s offices, as Counselor to the Attorney General, and as U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia from 2006 to 2009.

In the private sector he was General Counsel of Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems and Deputy General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of General Motors. At Fox Corporation he was Executive Vice President and Chief Litigation Counsel from 2019 and Executive Vice President and General Counsel from 2021.

He joined ExxonMobil in May 2024 as Deputy General Counsel and became Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary on 1 July 2024.

Education

Stanford University

Bachelor’s degree, History

Harvard Law School

Juris Doctor