John B. Hess
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April 5, 1954[1]
John Hess | |
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| Born | John Barnett Hess April 5, 1954[1] |
| Education | Harvard University (BA, MBA) |
| Known for | CEO of Hess Corporation |
| Spouse | Susan Kessler |
| Relatives | Leon Hess (Father), Constance H. Williams (sister) |
John Barnett Hess (born April 5, 1954) is an American businessman who is the chief executive officer (CEO) of Hess Corporation.
Hess was born in 1954 to a Jewish family,[2][3] the son of Norma and Leon Hess. His father was the founder of the Hess Oil and Chemical, which later became the Amerada Hess Corporation and is now known as the Hess Corporation. His maternal grandfather was New Jersey attorney general David T. Wilentz, who prosecuted Bruno Richard Hauptmann in the Lindbergh baby kidnapping case.[4] He has two sisters: Marlene Hess and former Pennsylvania State Senator Constance H. Williams.[4]
He earned his undergraduate degree from Harvard College in 1975 and his MBA from Harvard Business School in 1977. He married Susan Elizabeth Kessler in 1984.[5]
