William P. (Billy) Lacobie is the Managing Director of Chevron’s Southern Africa Strategic Business Unit, a role he assumed in November 2021. In this role, Lacobie oversees Chevron’s oil and gas production assets in Angola and the Republic of Congo, including the Angola LNG plant, which deliver affordable, reliable, ever-cleaner energy that enables the region’s progress.

Lacobie has held a variety of roles since he began his career with Chevron in 1994, when he joined as a production engineer in Lafayette, Louisiana. Prior to this position, Lacobie was vice-President of Chevron’s San Joaquin Valley Business Unit, responsible for oversight of Chevron’s oil and gas production assets in the state of California. Previously, he directed the strategy and planning activities for Chevron’s upstream segment, served as the general manager of asset development for the Mid-Continent business unit, general manager of operations in Chevron Pipeline Company, led greenfield development in Angola, asset management in Indonesia and operations in the Gulf of Mexico.

Billy earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, graduating cum laude from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in 1994. He is a registered professional mechanical engineer in the state of Louisiana.

A native of Louisiana, he and his wife, Ashley, reside in Luanda and have four children: Peter, Abby, Gabby, and Owen. Outside of work, he enjoys spending time with his family, wood craftsmanship and participating in motor sports.