Executive Vice President, Legal & Public Affairs, LyondellBasell 

Jeffrey Kaplan is is Executive Vice President for Legal and Public Affairs at LyondellBasell, one of the world’s largest plastics, chemicals, and refining companies. Jeffrey joined the company in 2009 as Deputy General Counsel and became General Counsel in 2015. He is currently a Life Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation and former Chairman of the Texas General Counsel Forum. Jeffrey was also named a "Legend in Law" at the 2018 Burton Awards for Legal Achievement .

LyondellBasell is committed to increasing the representation of diverse employees at all levels within the organization. The companyl has created several new talent programs and launched four new employee networks representative of the company’s diverse workforce. 

Joined LCLD 2022


Highlights of LCLD Participation 


Fellows Program
Fellows nominated: 
2023: Leslie Hipp, Sparkle Ellison; 2022: Brittany Ringel Walton, Will Wilder 

Success in Law School Mentoring Program
Mentors provided: 2022


Member: Jeffrey Kaplan