Red Cavaney is the President and Chief Executive Office of American Petroleum Institute. Prior to joining API in 1997, Cavaney spent 12 years as president and CEO of three other trade associations.  Earlier, he served as president and CEO of Irvine, CA-based Ericson Yachts, a major U.S. yacht manufacturer, and as a senior member of the White House staffs of U.S. Presidents Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan.  In 1997, he was named "Association Executive of the Year" b... More >