Donald L. Evans, Non-Executive Chairman: A native of Houston, Evans began his career as a roughneck, working on drilling rigs for Tom Brown, Inc., in the oil and gas fields of West Texas. Ten years later, he became CEO of this publicly owned energy company, a position he held until he was appointed U.S. secretary of commerce by President George W. Bush in 2001. Evans served in this role for four years, during which he was a strong advocate for the free enterprise system, free and fair trade, and responsible corporate stewardship. Mr. Evans previously served as a member and chairman of the Board of Regents of the University of Texas System. He is also a Senior Partner at Quintana Energy Partners, L.P.
John F. Young, President and CEO: John F. Young is President and CEO of Energy Future Holdings Corp., a Dallas-based energy holding company with a portfolio of competitive and regulated energy subsidiaries, primarily in Texas, including TXU Energy, Luminant and Oncor. Full Bio
Arcilia C. Acosta: Arcilia C. Acosta is the President and CEO of CARCON Industries & Construction, specializing in commercial, institutional and transportation construction. Ms. Acosta is also the CEO of Southwestern Testing Laboratories L.L.C, whose principal business is geotechnical engineering, construction materials testing and environmental consulting. Ms. Acosta is a former Chair of the Texas Association of Mexican American Chambers of Commerce, is on the State Board of the Foundation for the Education of Young Women, is past Chair of the Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and serves on the Board of Advisors for BBVA Compass Bank and the Board of Directors for the Dallas Citizens Council. Ms. Acosta is a graduate of Texas Tech University and the Harvard Business School Corporate Governance Program.
David Bonderman: David Bonderman is a founding partner of TPG. Prior to forming TPG in 1992, Mr. Bonderman was Chief Operating Officer of the Robert M. Bass Group, Inc. in Fort Worth, Texas. Prior to joining RMBG in 1983, Mr. Bonderman was a partner in the law firm of Arnold & Porter in Washington, D.C., where he specialized in corporate, securities, bankruptcy and antitrust litigation. Mr. Bonderman serves on the boards of the following companies: Armstrong World Industries, Inc., Ceasars Entertainment Corporation, CoStar Group, Inc., General Motors Company, Ryanair Holdings, plc, of which he is Chairman, and Univision Communications, Inc. He also serves on the Boards of The Wilderness Society, the Grand Canyon Trust, The University of Washington Foundation and the American Himalayan Foundation.
Thomas D. Ferguson: Thomas D. Ferguson is a managing director of Goldman, Sachs & Co. having joined the firm in 2002. Mr. Ferguson heads the asset management efforts for the merchant bank's U.S. real estate and infrastructure investment activity. He currently serves on the boards of Carrix, one of the largest private container terminal operators in the world, American Golf, for which he serves as the company’s non-executive Chairman, Agriculture Company of America and Oncor Electric Delivery.
Frederick M. Goltz: Frederick M. Goltz joined KKR in 1995. He is a member of the general partner of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and heads KKR Asset Management's mezzanine business. He is a member of the KKR Asset Management Investment Committee and Portfolio Management Committee. He was previously co-head of the Energy and Natural Resources industry team and played a significant role in the development of many of the themes pursued by KKR in the energy space, including those related to integrated utilities, merchant generation, and oil and gas exploration and production. He was involved in KKR's investment in Texas Genco as well as Energy Future Holdings. Prior to KKR, Mr. Goltz was with Furman Selz Incorporated in its Corporate Finance Department sector. Mr. Goltz received B.A. and B.S. degrees magna cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania and an M.B.A. degree from INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France.
James R. Huffines: James R. Huffines is President and Chief Operating Officer of PlainsCapital Corporation, a $5.5 billion bank and financial service firm and a director of Andrew Harper Travel Publications, Inc. and PlainsCapital Bank. He was previously chairman, Central and South Texas Region, of Plains Capital Bank and senior executive vice president of PlainsCapital Corporation from March 2001 to November 2010, chairman of the University of Texas System board of regents from April 2009 to July 2010, after previously serving as vice chairman from November 2007 to April 2009 and chairman from June 2004 to November 2007. He previously held senior management positions at Hester Capital Management, L.L.C., and Morgan Keegan & Co. Mr. Huffines also previously served on the board of UTIMCO (University of Texas Investment Management Company). In addition, he has served as an officer or board member for a number of civic and philanthropic organizations. He earned a B.B.A. degree in finance from the University of Texas at Austin in 1973 and attended Southwestern Graduate School of Banking at Southern Methodist University.
Scott Lebovitz: Scott Lebovitz is a managing director of Goldman, Sachs & Co. in its principal investment area having joined Goldman, Sachs & Co. in 1997. Lebovitz serves on the board of CVR Energy, Inc. He received a B.S. degree from the University of Virginia.
Jeffrey Liaw: Jeffrey Liaw is a principal of TPG and is active is TPG’s energy and industrial investing practice areas. In addition to serving on the board of EFH, he serves on the boards of directors of Graphic Packaging Holding Company, a NYSE-listed manufacturer of consumer packaging products; American Tire Distributors, a leading industrial distribution business; and Oncor Electric Delivery. Prior to joining TPG, Mr. Liaw worked for Bain Capital in its industrials practice. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Texas and received an M.B.A. with High Distinction, Baker Scholar, from Harvard Business School.
Marc S. Lipschultz: Marc S. Lipschultz joined KKR in 1995 and is the global head of KKR's energy and infrastructure business. He serves as a member of KKR's Management Committee and its Infrastructure Investment Committee. Mr. Lipschultz has played a leading role in many investments including DPL, International Transmission Company, Texas Genco, Energy Future Holdings (formerly TXU Corp.), East Resources, Hilcorp Resources, RPM Energy, El Paso Midstream and Colonial Pipeline. Currently, he is on the board of Accel-KKR Company. Prior to joining KKR, Mr. Lipschultz was with Goldman Sachs & Co., where he was involved in a broad array of mergers and acquisitions as well as the firm's principal investment activities. He received an A.B., Honors and Distinction, Phi Beta Kappa, from Stanford University and an M.B.A. with High Distinction, Baker Scholar, from Harvard Business School. He is actively involved in a variety of non-profit organizations, serving as chair of the Center for Curatorial Studies and as a member of the boards of the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, Bard College, Common Good, the Michael J. Fox Foundation and Mount Sinai Medical Center.
Michael MacDougall: Michael MacDougall is a partner of TPG Capital. Mr. MacDougall leads the firm's global energy and natural resources investing efforts. Prior to joining TPG Capital in 2002, Mr. MacDougall was a vice president in the Principal Investment Area of the Merchant Banking Division of Goldman, Sachs & Co., where he focused on private equity and mezzanine investments. He is a director of Copano Energy, L.L.C., Graphic Packaging Holding Company, Harvester Holdings, L.L.C and its two wholly owned subsidiaries, Petro Harvester Oil and Gas, LLC and 2CO Energy Limited, Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc., Northern Tier Energy, LLC and is a director of the general partner of Valerus Compression Services, L.P. Mr. MacDougall served on the board of managers of Texas Genco LLC prior to its sale to NRG Energy, Inc. in February 2006. He also serves as the Chairman of the Board of The Opportunity Network and is a member of the board of the Dwight School Foundation and Iselsboro Affordable Property. Mr. MacDougall received his B.B.A., with highest honors, from The University of Texas at Austin and received his M.B.A., with distinction, from Harvard Business School.
Lyndon L. Olson, Jr.: Lyndon L. Olson was a senior advisor with Citigroup Inc. from 2002 to 2008, after serving as United States ambassador to Sweden from 1998 to 2001. He was previously affiliated with Citigroup from 1990 to 1998, as president and CEO of Travelers Insurance Holdings and the Associated Madison Companies, predecessor companies. Before joining Citigroup, he served as president of the National Group Corporation and as CEO of its National Group Insurance Company. Ambassador Olson is also a former chairman and a member of the Texas State Board of Insurance, former president of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners and a former member of the Texas House of Representatives. Ambassador Olson also serves on the board of First Acceptance Corporation, Sammons Enterprises and Texas Meter and Device Company, is chairman of the board of the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital in Dallas and is a member of the Baylor College of Medicine board of trustees. In addition, he is a member of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Foundation in Austin. Ambassador Olson is a graduate of Baylor University and attended Baylor Law School.
Kenneth Pontarelli: Kenneth Pontarelli is a managing director of Goldman, Sachs & Co. in its principal investment area. He transferred to the principal investment area in 1999 and was promoted to managing director in 2004. Pontarelli serves on the boards of CCS, Inc., Cobalt International Energy, L.P., Expro International Group Ltd., and Kinder Morgan, Inc. He received a B.S. degree from Syracuse University and an M.B.A. degree from Harvard University.
William K. Reilly: William K. Reilly is a founding partner of Aqua International Partners, LP, a private equity fund dedicated to investing in companies engaged in water and renewable energy, and a Senior Advisor to TPG Capital, LP, an international investment partnership. Mr. Reilly served as the first Payne Visiting Professor at Stanford University (1993-1994), Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (1989-1993), president of the World Wildlife Fund (1985-1989), president of The Conservation Foundation (1973-1989), and director of the Rockefeller Task Force on Land Use and Urban Growth from (1972-1973). He was head of the U.S. delegation to the United Nations Earth Summit at Rio in 1992. Mr. Reilly is Chairman Emeritus of the Board of the World Wildlife Fund, Chair of the Board of the ClimateWorks Foundation, Chair of the Advisory Board for the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions at Duke University, Chair of the Board for the Global Water Challenge, a Director of the Packard Foundation and the National Geographic Society and was Co-Chair of the National Commission on Energy Policy. He also serves on the Board of Directors of E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Company, ConocoPhillips, and Royal Caribbean International. In May 2010, Mr. Reilly was appointed by President Obama to Co-Chair the National Commission on the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling. He holds a B.A. degree from Yale, J.D. from Harvard and M.S. in Urban Planning from Columbia University.
Jonathan D. Smidt: Jonathan D. Smidt has been with KKR since 2000 and during that time has been directly involved with several investments and portfolio companies. He played a significant role in the investments in International Transmission Company, Texas Genco, Laureate Education, Energy Future Holdings (formerly TXU Corp.) and East Resources Inc. and AOT. He has also had portfolio company responsibilities for DPL Inc. and KinderCare Learning Centers. He is a senior member of KKR’s Energy and Infrastructure team and leads KKR Natural Resources, the firm’s platform to acquire and operate oil and natural gas assets. Mr. Smidt sits on the board of Laureate Education. Prior to joining KKR, Mr. Smidt was at Goldman Sachs & Co. in the investment banking group in New York where he spent two years in the Energy & Power industry group and one year in the Mergers & Acquisitions group. Mr. Smidt started his career at Ernst & Young in Cape Town, South Africa. He holds a B.B.S. degree and a Postgraduate Diploma in accounting from the University of Cape Town (South Africa).
Kneeland Youngblood: Kneeland Youngblood is a founding partner of Pharos Capital Group, a private-equity firm that focuses on providing growth and expansion capital to businesses in technology, business services and health-care services. He is also a director of Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, Inc. and Gap Inc.. He is a former director of the U.S. Enrichment Corporation, a global energy services company privatized in 1998. Mr. Youngblood served as a presidential appointee with Senate confirmation in his role on the board. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and graduated from Princeton University with an undergraduate degree and earned an M.D. degree from the University of Texas, Southwestern Medical School.