Mr. Bennett previously served as President & CEO, and prior to that, as CFO, of SandRidge Energy. Prior to joining SandRidge, he served as a Partner at White Deer Energy and a Managing Director at GSO Capital Partners (now known as Blackstone Credit), and held a variety of other operational and financial roles across the energy industry (including as CFO at Aquilex, a former First Reserve portfolio company).
Mr. Bennett currently serves as a Director for Kimmeridge Texas Gas, LLC and Director for Kimray Inc., with prior experience as a Director for Cheniere Energy, Crown Eagle Energy LP, PostRock Energy, SandRidge, Tapstone Energy, and Tellurian Inc., among others.
Mr. Mueller previously served as President, CEO and Chairman of the Board at Southwestern Energy. Before Southwestern, he spent decades in various roles at several E&P companies including CDX Gas, Houston Exploration Company, Belco Oil & Gas and others.
Additionally, Mr. Mueller joined the First Reserve Senior Advisor Program in 2016. He currently serves as a Director for United Production Partners and as a member of the Finance Committee at Memorial Hermann.
Mr. Krueger currently serves as Chairman and Managing Partner of First Reserve, which he joined in 1999. Mr. Krueger is responsible for the overall management of First Reserve and sits on its Investment Committees, which are responsible for the supervision of the firm’s investment program and strategy.
Prior to joining First Reserve, Mr. Krueger worked in the Energy group of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette.
Mr. Steen currently serves as a Managing Director at First Reserve, which he joined in 2011. Mr. Steen’s responsibilities include investment origination and structuring, due diligence, execution and monitoring of investments across the energy value chain.
Prior to joining First Reserve, Mr. Steen worked in the Investment Banking Division of Credit Suisse.
Mr. Wizel currently serves as a Managing Partner at First Reserve, which he joined in 2007. Mr. Wizel is a member of the First Reserve Private Equity Investment Committee, and his responsibilities include investment origination, execution and exit of investments across the energy value chain.
Prior to joining First Reserve, Mr. Wizel was a member of the Investment Staff at Greenbriar Equity Group, and prior to that he worked at Credit Suisse First Boston.
Mr. Bennett previously served as President & CEO, and prior to that, as CFO, of SandRidge Energy. Prior to joining SandRidge, he served as a Partner at White Deer Energy and a Managing Director at GSO Capital Partners (now known as Blackstone Credit), and held a variety of other operational and financial roles across the energy industry (including as CFO at Aquilex, a former First Reserve portfolio company).
Mr. Bennett currently serves as Director for Kimmeridge Texas Gas, LLC and Director for Kimray Inc., with prior experience as a Director for Cheniere Energy, Crown Eagle Energy LP, PostRock Energy, SandRidge, Tapstone Energy, and Tellurian Inc., among others.
Ms. Baumann currently serves on the board of Devon Energy Corporation, where she served as board chair (2023-2024), as well as on the boards of National Fuel Gas Company and Putnam Mutual Funds, where she chairs the independent Board of Trustees. She is President of Cross Creek Energy Corporation, an energy advisory firm she founded in 2003, and serves as a senior advisor for First Reserve Corporation.
Previously, Ms. Baumann spent 18 years at Amoco (later BP Amoco), where she held key leadership roles, including Chief Financial Officer of Ecova Corporation, Amoco’s environmental remediation business, and Vice President of the San Juan Basin business unit.
Mr. Mueller previously served as President, CEO and Chairman of the Board at Southwestern Energy. Before Southwestern, he spent decades in various roles at several E&P companies including CDX Gas, Houston Exploration Company, Belco Oil & Gas and others.
Additionally, Mr. Mueller joined the First Reserve Senior Advisor Program in 2016. He currently serves as a Director for United Production Partners and as a member of the Finance Committee at Memorial Hermann.
Mr. Krueger currently serves as Chairman and Managing Partner of First Reserve, which he joined in 1999. Mr. Krueger is responsible for the overall management of First Reserve and sits on its Investment Committees, which are responsible for the supervision of the firm’s investment program and strategy.
Prior to joining First Reserve, Mr. Krueger worked in the Energy group of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette.
Mr. Steen currently serves as a Managing Director at First Reserve, which he joined in 2011. Mr. Steen’s responsibilities include investment origination and structuring, due diligence, execution and monitoring of investments across the energy value chain.
Prior to joining First Reserve, Mr. Steen worked in the Investment Banking Division of Credit Suisse.
Mr. Wizel currently serves as a Managing Partner at First Reserve, which he joined in 2007. Mr. Wizel is a member of the First Reserve Private Equity Investment Committee, and his responsibilities include investment origination, execution and exit of investments across the energy value chain.
Prior to joining First Reserve, Mr. Wizel was a member of the Investment Staff at Greenbriar Equity Group, and prior to that he worked at Credit Suisse First Boston.
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