Francisco J. Leon is President and Chief Executive Officer of California Resources Corporation (CRC), an independent energy and carbon management company committed to energy transition. 

Mr. Leon previously served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of CRC, a position he held since August 2020. He originally joined CRC in 2014 during the spin-off from Occidental Petroleum as Vice President of Portfolio Management and Strategic Planning. In 2018, Mr. Leon was named Vice President of Corporate Development, where he oversaw all acquisition and divestiture activities for the company. 

Prior to joining CRC, Mr. Leon worked at Occidental Petroleum Corporation, where he held various roles in Finance, Planning and U.S. and International Business Development. Mr. Leon started his career with Petrie Parkman & Co., Inc., an energy-focused boutique investment banking firm. 

Mr. Leon is a member of the National Petroleum Council and serves on the American Exploration and Production Council Board of Directors and the California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. He also currently serves on the American Red Cross Los Angeles Region Board, the BBA Advisory Board of the University of Texas McCombs School of Business, the Hispanics in Energy Board and is a member of the Latino Corporate Directors Association. From 2019 to 2022, he served on the Board of the Union Rescue Mission of Los Angeles, which is one of the largest privately run homeless shelters in the U.S. 

Mr. Leon holds an M.B.A. from the University of Texas, Austin, and a Bachelor of Arts in International Business from San Diego State University and CETYS Universidad in Mexico.