Joseph N. Jaggers

Biography

Joseph N. Jaggers was appointed as our Chief Executive Officer and President and as Chairman of our board of directors in September 2016, and has served as Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Jagged Peak Energy LLC since April 2013. Prior to that, Mr. Jaggers served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Ute Energy LLC from July 2010 until its acquisition in November 2012. From November 2012 until April 2013, Mr. Jaggers oversaw the winding down of Ute Energy LLC and evaluated potential opportunities in anticipation of the formation of Jagged Peak Energy LLC. Mr. Jaggers began his career in the oil and natural gas industry in 1981, when he joined Amoco Production Company ("Amoco") in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Mr. Jaggers worked for 19 years with Amoco and its successor, BP p.l.c., holding positions of increasing responsibility, including operations, engineering and executive assignments, in a number of domestic and international locations. In July 2000, Mr. Jaggers joined Barrett Resources Corporation as President and Chief Operating Officer and served in that capacity until Barrett Resources Corporation's merger with The Williams Companies, Inc. in 2001 where he served as Regional Vice President until 2006. Mr. Jaggers served as President, Chief Operating Officer and Director of Bill Barrett Corporation from 2006 until July 2010. In October 2009, Mr. Jaggers was elected into the Wildcatter Hall of Fame for his distinguished work and contributions to the oil and natural gas industry by the Independent Producers Association of the Mountain States. Mr. Jaggers graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1975 with a bachelor of sciences degree, after which he served his country for six years as a member of the United States Army. Mr. Jaggers is an independent director of National Fuel Gas Company (NYSE: NFG). 

Research Interest

 fuel gas