Awards & Recognition
★Western Energy Alliance Wildcatter of the Year (2022)
★Keynote speaker at Williston Basin Petroleum Awards Banquet
★Named Energy Secretary by President Trump (confirmed Feb 2025)
Notable Facts
→Founded Pinnacle Technologies (1992), sold in 2006
→Founded and led Liberty Energy to become 2nd largest fracking company in North America
→Confirmed as 17th U.S. Secretary of Energy in February 2025
→MIT-educated mechanical and electrical engineer
→Net worth estimated at $171 million as of November 2024
→Company valued at $2.8-3 billion, responsible for 10% of U.S. energy production
→Served on Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City board (2020-2024)
→Published 'Bettering Human Lives' report on energy policy
→Controversial climate change statements including 'There is no climate crisis'
→Founded Bettering Human Lives Foundation for global energy access