John S. Watson (Chevron CEO) 2010, he was Vice-Chairman of the Board. Since 2010, he has served as Chairman and CEO. He also serves as Chairman of the Board of the American Petroleum Institute, and on the Board of Directors of Caltex, Dynegy (2001–2004), the National Petroleum Council, the Business Council, the Business Roundtable, JPMorgan International Council, the American Society of Corporate Executives, and the Animal Rescue Foundation. John S. Watson (Chevron CEO) John S. Watson (born 1956) is an American businessman. He served as the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of the Chevron Corporation from January 1, 2010 to January 31,
D. M. S. Watson to show that Watson, and thus by extension promoters of evolution in general, dismiss creationism due to antitheistic bias. A slightly different version of the quotation, derived from a secondhand source, is sometimes used (e.g., by C. S. Lewis): Sometimes the words in square brackets are incorrectly incorporated into the quotation, and/or the ellipsis is omitted. Watson's original statement first appeared in a 1929 article, "Adaptation," in the journal "Nature:" The second version of the quotation, given above, is formed by combining parts of two similar passages in Watson's paper, one from the first page and one from the third.