Clifton Canter Garvin Jr. (December 22, 1921 – April 17, 2016)[1][2] was an American engineer, army officer, and oilman.

In 1947 Garvin joined Standard Oil of New Jersey (called Exxon after 1973) and retired from the company in 1986.

[3] After graduation, he served with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers during World War II in the Pacific theater for three years.[which?]

[4] Garvin's corporate background was in transport, refining and marketing as well as chemicals—areas of the business that were important to Exxon at a time when governments in the Middle East and Latin America were squeezing the profits out of petroleum production.

In 1965 he took over the company's chemical operations and helped turn them into the fastest-growing part of Exxon's business.