Cecilia De La Macorra serves as senior director for international government
relations at Exxon Mobil Corporation, in Washington, DC, focusing on the Americas
and global advocacy.
She is responsible for managing ExxonMobil’s affiliates in the Americas, developing
political and geopolitical analysis, executing policy and advocacy strategies. She
manages the corporation’s strategic partnership with the World Economic Forum
(WEF) where she focuses on advancing the energy transition and is working on
global policy strategies for the Corporation.
Before joining the Corporation’s government relations center of expertise in 2012,
Ms. De La Macorra was ExxonMobil’s director for public and government affairs in
Mexico. She helped create new business opportunities, served as the official
spokesperson, and led the team responsible for media relations, communications,
and corporate citizenship.
Ms. De La Macorra holds a master’s degree in international relations from Columbia
University, and a bachelor’s degree in international relations with a minor in
international economics from Universidad Iberoamericana, with courses at
Georgetown University.
Ms. De La Macorra serves on several advisory boards, including the Institute of the
Americas energy and climate steering committee, the Inter-American Dialogue
President’s Leadership Council and its energy and climate programs. She is a
founding member of “Voz Experta,’ a women in energy organization in Mexico, and
a member of the International Women’s Forum’s Washington DC and Mexico
chapters.
