Mr. Hersh is Chairman of our Board of Directors and a member of the Fund's investment committee. He is Chief Executive Officer of NGP Energy Capital Management ("NGP"), having been involved with the Natural Gas Partners investment funds since the inception of the initial fund in 1988. Mr. Hersh leads NGP from its principal office in Irving, Texas, and is responsible for managing the investment portfolios of the NGP funds and their investment sourcing and monitoring. Prior to joining NGP, Mr. Hersh was employed by the energy group within Morgan Stanley & Company's investment banking division, where he specialized in oil and natural gas financing and merger and acquisition transactions. Mr. Hersh serves on the board of directors of each of the general partners of Energy Transfer Partners, L.P., Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. and Eagle Rock Energy Partners, L.P. and on the boards of numerous private oil and natural gas companies. He graduated with a B.A., magna cum laude, from Princeton University in 1985 and an M.B.A. from Stanford University in 1989.
Mr. Albin is a director of NGP, having been involved with the Natural Gas Partners
investment funds since the inception of the initial fund in 1988. Prior to joining NGP, Mr. Albin was a partner in
the Bass Investment Limited Partnership. Prior to that time, Mr. Albin was a member of the oil and gas group in
the investment banking division of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Mr. Albin serves on the board of directors of the
general partner of Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. and Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. and on the boards of
numerous private oil and natural gas companies. He graduated with a B.S. in Physics in 1981 and an M.B.A. in
1985, both from Stanford University.
Mr. Blessing is the managing director and founder of Blessing Petroleum Group,
LLC which advises and assists in the implementation of energy-related natural resource projects. Mr. Blessing
has been involved with the firm since its formation in 1989. Prior to that time, Mr. Blessing led the formation of
Dallas-based Strategic Petroleum Inc., where he served as a director and chief executive officer. During the
1980s, Mr. Blessing led Blessing Petroleum Corporation, an independent oil and gas firm located in Oklahoma
City. He served as executive vice president and director of Oklahoma Oil and Gas Company from 1978 to 1980.
During the early 1970s, Mr. Blessing served in various capacities within the natural resource venture capital
industry. Prior to that time, Mr. Blessing served as a consultant with McKinsey & Company, Inc. in the
company's New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco offices. Mr. Blessing is active in energy industry and
community affairs, including serving as a board member for non-profit companies. Mr. Blessing graduated with a
B.A. in Political Science and Economics from San Diego State University in 1960 and an M.B.A. from Harvard
University in 1965.
Mr. Latimer has headed Explore Horizons, Incorporated, a privately-held exploration and production company based in Dallas, Texas, for the past 15 years. He is also a partner in Blackhill Partners, a Dallas-based financial advisory firm serving clients in the energy and technology businesses. Previously, Mr. Latimer was co-head of the regional office of what is now the Prudential Capital Group in Dallas, Texas, where he handled energy and other financing for The Prudential Insurance Company of America. He was a director of Prize Energy and its audit committee chairman from October 2000 until its acquisition by Magnum Hunter Resources in March 2002, and he continued as a director and the audit committee chairman of Magnum Hunter until October 2004. Mr. Latimer has been a director of Enron Creditors Recovery Corporation, f/k/a Enron Corporation, since 2004 and is a director of Energy Partners Ltd. (NYSE: EPL). In addition, Mr. Latimer's prior experience includes senior executive positions with several private energy companies, consulting with the firm of McKinsey & Co., service as an officer in the United States Army Signal Corps and several corporate directorships. Mr. Latimer graduated with a B.A. in Economics from Yale University in 1968 and an M.B.A. from Harvard University in 1970. He has received the Chartered Financial Analyst and Certified Public Accountant designations.
Mr. Kile has been active in the energy industry for over thirty years. He retired as the Chief Financial Officer of Energy Transfer Company (now Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. and Energy Transfer Equity, L.P.) in 2004. Prior to Energy Transfer, he served as Director, President and Chief Operating Officer of Prize Energy Corp. from 1999-2002. Before Prize, Mr. Kile was an Executive Vice President with Pioneer Natural Resources Company. During his 14 year history with Pioneer and its predecessor, Parker and Parsley Petroleum Company, he served in numerous financial and operating positions. Prior to 1985, he worked at Arthur Young & Co. (now Ernst & Young LLP). Mr. Kile earned his Bachelor of Business Administration degree in accounting from Oklahoma State University.
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