Those who know him say he avoids Dallas’ moneyed social scene and would rather be watching a UT football game or at a rodeo. As Steve Coll reported in his book, Private Empire: Exxon Mobil and American Power, Tillerson has created a merit badge-like system at Exxon where employees earn coins for skills like teamwork and leadership, sometimes to the amusement of those beneath him.īut in public, Tillerson limits the flow of information about his connection with the Scouts - and his life outside Exxon in general. Since becoming CEO, Tillerson has brought some of Scouting to Exxon.
