2023年6月19日

Powerlist 2023:吉姆·蓋博2023年6月19日•GCV記者吉姆·蓋博,雪佛龍總裁科技企業,是一個100年的領先企業冒險在我們今年Powerlist專業人士。吉姆·蓋博雪佛龍總裁技術企業(CTV),是美國石油和天然氣主要為早期外部創新的主要入站。在雪佛龍山牆花了幾乎整個職業生涯,在業務的各個部分,包括煉油廠和化工廠。山牆CTV的VC單位領導在2003年至2007年之間,不久該組織成立於1999年,2022年3月重新擔任總統。山牆領導一個團隊的60名員工多樣化的經驗和深厚的技術背景,有14個團隊成員致力於CTV的風險投資工作。這一數字的兩倍多在外部技術轉移到母公司的工作,工作山牆描述為“運動”聯係。“你必須走大廳,有良好的業務和個人網絡。我們有更多的人關注和幫助技術通過雪佛龍比我們人自己做投資。“CTV主要是內部招聘,希望利用機構知識和建立與業務部門的關係。山牆說內部員工知道的來龍去脈父業務往往在CTV做得很好。 “On the technology transfer side, it helps to have someone with a background of working in business units that can help us with the transfer of technologies into the business. The close connections with the business and its pain points are particularly important for several aspects of what we do.” With those connections, doors open more readily for CTV’s project managers who work closely with CTV technology scouts to identify potential solutions for business problems across the enterprise and develop trial opportunities to de-risk the technologies. A large part of the unit’s focus is on technologies that reduce the carbon intensity of Chevron’s operations, as well as those that can enable lower carbon value chains. Of special interest are technologies that can support greater use of reliable renewable energy to provide the tens of gigawatts of power required for energy production. You have to walk the halls, have good business and personal networks. We have more people focused on that and helping technologies move through Chevron than we have people doing investments themselves CTV also focuses on carbon capture and renewable fuels that can use existing distribution infrastructure. It has made investing in the hydrogen value chain a priority and sees blue hydrogen as a bridge to emissions-free green hydrogen. CTV has made 11 new investments in the past 12 months and achieved two exits: ChargePoint, an electric vehicle charging network, and ThoughtTrace, a document and contract analytics software company. Gable sees CTV’s role as helping startups to scale and commercialise technologies. The unit actively avoids taking board seats at startups to focus on commercialisation. This strategy enhances its reputation and credibility, as well as helping it access the best deals, says Gable. “We generally only take board observer seats. We are not one of those corporates that tries to put in preferential rights or exclusive sales territories. If you start restricting with preferential rights, you will develop a reputation for not helping the entrepreneurs,” he says. A year and a half ago, Chevron launched Chevron New Energies which is specifically designed to commercialise and scale late-stage low-carbon technologies. It has taken in businesses such as carbon capture companies Carbon Clean and Svante, which started off as portfolio companies of CTV. The unit is an active sponsor of university programmes and accelerators that build up the Houston energy ecosystem. It backs Greentown Labs, a climate tech startup incubator, and Activate Houston, a fellowship for science entrepreneurs. It also partners with the US government-backed National Renewable Energy Laboratory on Chevron Studio, a project that connects university IP to entrepreneurs seeking their next gig.