Roger W. Jenkins

Headshot of Roger W. Jenkins, LSU Foundation National Board Member.

Roger W. Jenkins is the retired president and CEO of Murphy Oil Corporation. He and his wife, Jill, live in Houston, Texas. Jenkins earned a bachelor’s degree in petroleum engineering from LSU (1983) and an MBA from the AB Freeman School of Business at Tulane University (1994). He began his career with Texaco USA and joined Murphy Oil in 2001, serving as CEO from 2013 until his retirement. He has also served on the company’s Executive Committee and Board of Directors, as well as the boards of the American Petroleum Institute and the Arkansas Research Alliance.