
David J. Lesar
Education
- graduate of the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Bachelor of Science -
- Master of Business Administration degree , University of Wisconsin–Madison -
Overview
David John Lesar (born May 30, 1953) is an American businessman. Lesar was named the President and CEO of CenterPoint Energy (CNP). In 1995, Lesar joined Halliburton. Within a year of his arrival, Lesar was appointed as CEO of KBR, in addition to his duties as CFO of Halliburton. In 1997, Lesar was appointed as the company's President and Chief operating officer. In 2000, Lesar became CEO of Halliburton. He stepped down as the CEO in 2017 and became the Chairman of Halliburton's board of directors. He retired on December 31, 2018, in accordance with the company's mandatory retirement age. He was succeeded by CEO and President Jeff Miller.
He was the CEO of Halliburton for 17 years from 2000 to 2017. Trained as a Certified Public Accountant, Lesar spent 16 years at Arthur Andersen. He had spent most of his career at Andersen, where he worked on their Halliburton account. In 1995, Lesar was hired by Halliburton as a new vice president. July 24, 2019 David Lesar was named the interim CEO of HCSC. On June 30, 2020, Lesar was named the President and CEO of CenterPoint Energy.
Early Life
David John Lesar born May 30, in Madison, Wisconsin and is a 1978 graduate of the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where he earned both a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Business Administration degree.
Career
- CenterPoint Energy - CEO
- CenterPoint Energy - Chairman
- Halliburton Energy Services - Chairman and CEO
Other Activites
David Lesar also serves on the board of directors at Lyondell Chemical, is a member of the Upstream Committee of the American Petroleum Institute and is on the board of directors of the American Iranian Council, an organization devoted to the normalization of American-Iranian relations and chair of Halliburton Energy Services as the successor of Conservative US politician Dick Cheney.