Primary Job Title Board of Director Primary Organization 
Valero Energy
Gender Male
Sen. Don Nickles (R-Okla.) retired in January 2005 as U.S. Senator from Oklahoma after serving in the U.S. Senate for 24 years. He had also served in the Oklahoma state Senate for two years. During his tenure as a U.S. Senator, he was Assistant Republican Leader for six years, Chairman of the Republican Senatorial Committee, and Chairman of the
Republican Policy Committee. He served as Chairman of the Budget Committee, and as a member of the Finance and Energy and Natural Resources Committees.
In 2005, he formed and is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Nickles Group, a Washington-based consulting and business venture firm. Sen. Nickles also serves on the Board of Directors of Chesapeake Energy Corp.; Fortress International Group Inc.; and Washington Mutual Investors Fund. He has served as a director of Valero since 2005
