Integral part of Ursa II's growth since its launch in 2011. Built and leads a team of finance and accounting staff with an emphasis on being proactive rather than reactive to the industry. Previously was a director in the oil and gas group at Denham Capital Management. Began his energy career as an associate in the merchant energy group at El Paso Corp. before joining Randall & Dewey/Jefferies as an investment banker. Attended Princeton University for his undergraduate degree.
Aids in fundraising for the University of Houston’s Honors College and the Houston Area Rugby Club. Involved with Young Texans Against Cancer and Tackling Cancer, a rugby organization focused on cancer research. “Cancer is unfortunately a disease that affects so many people worldwide. I’ve had loved ones who have been affected by it, which is one of the reasons I wanted to get involved.”
Accomplishments: Secured a $450 million multibank debt syndicate for Ursa II’s first acquisition and implemented a commodity and interest rate hedging strategy. “I feel proud about the ability to pull together six different traditional strong lenders in the oil and gas community to finance Ursa, which was a startup at the time, to make our first acquisition.”
Worked on the $230 million San Fernando Pipeline JV between Pemex and El Paso in 2002. “I look back on that as an early project that is contributing to the integration of the North American gas market.”
On Ursa’s growth: “When I joined Ursa II, we were a team of 12 people. Over the past two years, we are now 40 employees and we have built a balanced portfolio of assets including a gas-weighted producing asset in Colorado and acreage in four oil shale plays where we are currently drilling appraisal wells.”
Goals: Longevity and relevance in his career and personal life. “I would like to be active in the oil and gas industry well beyond retirement age and I would like to still be able to beat my brother at tennis at that age, too-—my younger brother.”
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