Jim Pumper

Strategy and Business Development

Downstream, Upstream

United States, Middle East, Canada, Europe, Asia

1. What is your profession? Or if you are retired, what was your profession?

Entrepreneur, CEO, Investor

2. What are your areas of expertise?

Downstream: Refining, Corporate Development, Commercial

Upstream: General Management, Corporate Development, Supply Chain

3. Current employer:

Top secret information

4. Previous employers:

Halliburton, AT Kearney, Charles River and Associates

5. How did you end up in the Energy Industry?

I landed an internship with El Paso Natural Gas and then took my role as engineer with a small engineering firm in Midland/Odessa prior to moving on to Halliburton

6. Why do you like working with Start-Ups?

There's a lot of value to add and contributing early in the maturity cycle can create a significant impact and results

Okay, now for some fun things about Mr. Pumper…

7. What are three of your interests outside of work?

Family time
Working
Working

8. What are your top 3 accomplishments (personal or professional)? Don’t be shy! Give ‘em to us.

I am still married
I started an investment firm and try to create value in our portfolio every day
I strive to have a productive relationship with my kids and learn how to do this every day

9. If I were a superhero, my superpower would be .

Make venture companies grow profitably

10. When I was 5, I was pretty sure I'd be a when I grew up.

5? Does anybody remember when they were 5??

11. If I weren't so damn good at what I do now, I'd probably be .

a better parent and husband

12. My favorite song is by .

I have a favorite playlist with many favorite songs that remind me of time with my family over the years

13. If I won the lottery tomorrow, I'd .

I would invest in my investment platform focused on services across the OGP value chain.

14. The best piece of advice I've ever been given is .

Leadership is the art of achieving more than the science of management says is possible.