Randall Ebner

Randall (Randy) M. Ebner is former vice president and general counsel of Exxon Mobil Corporation. 

Mr. Ebner joined Exxon in 1980 after graduating from Tulane University Law School. He progressed through a number of assignments in the law department including litigation, transaction and management positions. From l999-2000, he was a member of the law team supporting the Exxon and Mobil merger. Thereafter he held management positions in the Chemical and Gas and Power Marketing Companies. In 2009, he became assistant general counsel for corporate law and in 2013, became assistant general counsel for compliance and corporate law. Mr. Ebner was named vice president and general counsel in 2016 and retired in 2020 having reached ExxonMobil 's normal retirement age.

He is, and, has over the years been, actively involved with many legal professional organizations, including the board of directors for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Institute for Legal Reform. He has served as a member of the board of directors of the National Center For State Courts. For the Center, he continues to serve as co-chair of the General Counsel committee. He also has served on the Civil Justice Reform Group's steering committee. Mr. Ebner now chairs the board of trustees of the Center for American and International Law (CAIL). 

Mr. Ebner has served on the National Judicial College's board of visitors, Southern Methodist University's Corporate Counsel Symposium board of advisors, and Southern Methodist University's Robert B. Rowling Center for Business Law & Leadership board of advisors. He is also a member of the Tulane Law School's Dean's advisory board and a founding member and chair of the board of advisors for the Tulane Center for Energy Law. Mr. Ebner serves as a member of the Committee on Legal Education and Admissions Reform co-sponsored by the Conference of Chief Justices and the Conference of State Court Administrators. He serves as a mentor for Baker & McKenzie's Executive Institute for Legal Leaders. 

In 2019, Chambers and Partners recognized Mr. Ebner as a General Counsel Influencer for his impact on the worldwide legal community. In November 2019, he received the Texas General Counsel Forum's Magna Stella Award for in-house counsel leadership. ln 2022, Mr. Ebner presented the Institute for Energy Law's Deans of Oil & Gas Practice Lecture. In 2023, Mr. Ebner was inducted into the National Center for State Courts Warren E. Burger Society. 

Born in New Jersey, Mr. Ebner holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine. 

Tulane Law School has named Mr. Ebner a Distinguished Research Fellow.