Robert Livingston Gerry III [1] (born 20 September 1937) is a businessman and petroleum industry executive.
His paternal grandparents were prominent thoroughbred horse breeders, Robert L. Gerry, Sr. (1877–1957) and Cornelia Averell Harriman (1884-1966).
[3] Nuevo was eventually sold to Plains Exploration & Production Co.[4][5] From 1997 to October 2013, he served as the Chief Executive Officer of Vaalco Energy Inc., a public oil company.
[4] Vaalco's primary source of revenue is from the Etame field located offshore Gabon in West Africa.
Members of Board of Vaalco at the time he was executive include former Ambassador Will Farish and Robert H. Allen.