Shawn Lyon

Senior Vice President, Logistics and Storage, MPLX GP LLC Marathon Petroleum

Last Reviewed: October 1, 2026

Executive Summary

Shawn Lyon leads logistics and storage at MPLX, the midstream company controlled by Marathon Petroleum, as Senior Vice President, and is one of Marathon Petroleum’s designated executive officers. A company veteran since 1989, he worked in transport, rail and transportation engineering before running operations at Marathon Pipe Line from 2011 and serving as its president from 2018. He chairs the board of the Louisiana Offshore Oil Port. Marathon Petroleum ranked No. 30 on the 2026 Fortune 500.

Career Highlights

• Senior Vice President, Logistics and Storage of MPLX since September 2022.
• President of Marathon Pipe Line, 2018 to 2022.
• Vice President of Operations, Marathon Pipe Line, 2011 to 2018.
• Chair of the Louisiana Offshore Oil Port board.

Professional Journey

Lyon joined the company in 1989 and held roles including District Manager Transport and Rail from 2008 and Manager Marketing and Transportation Engineering from 2010.

In 2011 he became Vice President of Operations for Marathon Pipe Line, and in 2018 its President as well. In September 2022 he became Senior Vice President of Logistics and Storage at MPLX.

He chaired the board of the Liquid Energy Pipeline Association in 2023 and chairs the board of the Louisiana Offshore Oil Port.

Education

No first-party source read for this profile states his education.