James L. Gallogly

James L. Gallogly (born September 1, 1952, in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada ) is a former American university administrator and retired business executive Gallogly joined the DuPont board of directors in February 2015. He became the 14th president of the University of Oklahoma, on July 1, 2018 serving for nine months and two weeks before he retired May 12, 2019.

Early life and education James L. Gallogly was born in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada, one of ten children of Tom and Margery Gallogly. He attended high school at Wasson High School in Colorado Springs. He completed the Advanced Executive Program at the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University in 1998. vice president of olefins and polyolefins (1998) and later senior vice president of chemicals and plastics (1999).

Gallogly has held executive positions with ConocoPhillips, ChevronPhillips and Phillips Petroleum. Phillips Petroleum Corp. and Chevron Corp. combined to form Chevron Phillips Chemical as a joint venture in June 2000. Gallogly became the inaugural president and chief executive officer of Chevron Phillips Chemical, one of the world's top producers of olefins and polyolefins, remaining there until 2006. In 2006, Gallogly joined ConocoPhillips as executive vice president of refining, marketing and transportation and later as executive vice president of exploration and production.

Gallogly formally retired as CEO of LyondellBasell in January 2015. He also served on the University Cancer Foundation Board of Visitors at the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston.

On March 26, 2018, the Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma formally announced that Gallogly would be serving in the capacity of OU's presidency following the retirement of David L. Boren. The selection process in which he was chosen as Boren's successor came under fire for its secrecy. After less than a year—a brief 9 months and 2 weeks—as president, Gallogly announced his retirement on May 12, 2019. ICIS Kavaler Award (2014) Honorary Doctorate of Science, University of Colorado Colorado Springs (2012) Communication Leadership Award (2011) from the Houston chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators Formally dedicated in 2010, the building has been awarded Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification.