Age 72 Independent Director since July 2018 Member, Audit and Governance and Sustainability Committees Qualifications Technical experience and financial acumen Thorough understanding of the energy industry and operational challenges unique to the industry Experience with compensation, financing matters and the evaluation of acquisition opportunities through service as a president and director of other publicly traded companies Career Highlights Professor in the Practice of Engineering Management in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Rice University (Houston) since 2007 President, Chief of Staff and Director from 1999 to 2007 and principal financial officer from 2003 to 2007, EOG Resources, Inc. (a publicly traded independent oil and gas exploration and production company) Board Service Former director of Vital Energy from 2018 to its December 2025 acquisition by Crescent Energy Former director of HighPoint Resources (a company engaged in exploration and production of natural gas and oil reserves in the U.S. Rocky Mountain region) from 2009 and until its merger with Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc. in 2021 Education BS, Civil Engineering, Rice University MA, Economics, University of Houston Certified Public Accountant