

in Chemical Engineering (1982) and a M.B.A from Vanderbilt University (1984) and a M.S. He implemented this methodology in many prominent energy firms such as El Paso, Mirant Energy, Centrica, Devon and Constellation Energy. The Committee of Chief Risk Officers, an organization of 40 leading energy firms, incorporated this unique methodology in a recent publication, endorsing it as the state-of-the-art solution for active risk management. At VSS he developed an economic capital framework incorporating dynamic stochastic modeling methods to provide a comprehensive and insightful solution to help energy firms improve their financial decision-making. Hightower founded Vision Support Systems (VSS), which provides Enterprise Portfolio and Risk Management solutions for the energy industry. The company was acquired by Halliburton in 1999. EAS’ client list included many of the major and large independent oil companies.
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He was Portfolio Coordinator for the World-Wide Oil and Gas Division when he left in 1995 to found Economic Analysis Systems (EAS), a software and consulting company specializing in improving oil companies’ portfolio and risk analysis capabilities.

In 1991 he published one of the first papers on applying portfolio optimization in the oil and gas industry.
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Lee Hightower began his professional career with Unocal in 1984, holding various operations, exploration and planning positions during his 12-year tenure. He has served on the Boards of Presbyterian School, Houston Habitat for Humanity, Houston Producers Forum, Episcopal High School and other organizations. King is the President of the Board of Yellowstone Academy, a school serving intercity youth he helped establish. King is involved in numerous advisory and charity organizations and is currently on the Engineering Advisory Board and the Chancellor’s Council Executive Committee at The University of Texas. King co-founded Synergy Offshore LLC, dba SOG Resources which has operations in Montana and Wyoming. In 2010, Synergy sold its assets, retaining interest in several exploration and midstream projects. From 1989 to May 1991, he served as an Associate with the Chase Manhattan Bank in the Energy Division in Houston and New York, specializing in energy corporate finance. His responsibilities with Mitchell included the design, arrangement and performance of completions and workovers. King was a Production Engineer for Mitchell Energy & Development Corp. In 1988, he received an MBA from the University of Texas where he was a Sord Scholar. with honors in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Texas in 1984.
