W. David Wilkerson Jr.

W. David Wilkerson, Jr. has a comprehensive work history in various roles and companies. From 2016 to the present, they have been with CVR Energy, Inc., starting as a Maintenance Director and then progressing to Vice President and General Manager of Refinery Operations. In 2022, they assumed the role of Senior Vice President - Capital and Turnarounds. Prior to this, from 1999 to 2016, Wilkerson worked at Cristal, where they held positions such as Site Transformation Leader, Asset Integrity Manager, Utilities Manager, Manager - Safety, Health and Environmental, Production Superintendent, Maintenance Planning Superintendent, Maintenance Superintendent, and Reliability Superintendent. Earlier in their career, from 1992 to 1999, they worked at Motiva Enterprises LLC, holding roles such as Senior Maintenance Engineer, Senior Inspection Engineer, Engineer II - Reliability Engineering Department, and Project Engineer. W. David also began their career as a Cooperative Education Engineering Student at GE Plastics from 1988 to 1991.

W. David Wilkerson, Jr. pursued their education at Louisiana State University from 1996 to 1998, where they obtained a Master's Degree in Business Administration. Prior to that, from 1987 to 1992, they attended Purdue University where they earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering.