Vanessa Allen Sutherland

Executive Vice President, Government Affairs, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary Phillips 66

Last Reviewed: October 1, 2026

Executive Summary

Vanessa Allen Sutherland has been Phillips 66’s General Counsel and Corporate Secretary since January 2022, also leading government affairs as Executive Vice President. She joined from Norfolk Southern, where she was chief legal officer from 2019, first also overseeing government relations and then as Executive Vice President from 2020. Phillips 66 ranked No. 29 on the 2026 Fortune 500.

Career Highlights

• Executive Vice President, Government Affairs, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Phillips 66 since January 2022.
• Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, Norfolk Southern, 2020 to 2022.
• Senior Vice President, Government Relations and Chief Legal Officer, Norfolk Southern, 2019 to 2020.

Professional Journey

Allen Sutherland was Senior Vice President, Government Relations and Chief Legal Officer of Norfolk Southern from August 2019 and its Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer from April 2020 to January 2022.

In January 2022 she joined Phillips 66 as Executive Vice President, Government Affairs, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary.

Education

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