C.n. (sandy) Macfarlane

Biography

C.N. (Sandy) Macfarlane, 62, is vice president and general tax counsel for Chevron Corporation, a position he has held since 2010. He is responsible for directing Chevron’s worldwide tax activities. Previously Macfarlane served as assistant general tax counsel from 1999 to 2010 and was responsible for worldwide tax planning and tax legal matters. Macfarlane has held a number of positions within the Tax Department, including coordinator of tax audits and litigation, managing tax attorney, manager of tax compliance and assistant general tax counsel. Macfarlane is chair of the American Petroleum Institute’s Tax Committee. He serves on the Internal Revenue Service Advisory Council. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of Tax Executives Institute, the Board of Chanticleer and the American Bar Association.

Research Interest

Macfarlane joined Gulf Oil Corporation in 1980. He earned a bachelor’s degree in history from Brown University in 1976, a law degree from Boston College in 1979 and a master’s degree in tax law from Boston University in 1985.