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Gold has been a reporter in Texas for The Wall Street Journal since 2000. He covers fracking and the U.S. energy industry and is the author of the book The Boom: How Fracking Ignited the American Energy Revolution and Changed the World. Gold has previously worked for the San Antonio... Read More →

Gilmer co-founded Drillinginfo in 1999 and currently serves as executive chairman. In 2016, he was elected chairman of the Texas Independent Producers & Royalty Owners Association, one of the largest oil and natural gas groups in the United States. Previously, Gilmer worked as an... Read More →

Morgan has served as founder and director of the TCU Energy Institute since 2008. As director, he has established an advisory board of 24 energy companies and started the Texas Metroplex Natural Gas Vehicle Consortium of over 160 companies. Morgan also serves on the board of the Texas... Read More →

Sitton was elected to his first term on the Railroad Commission in 2014. He is the co-founder of Pinnacle Advanced Reliability Technologies, an engineering and technology company focused on programs for the oil, gas and petrochemical industry. Sitton has also served on the board of... Read More →

Staples has led the Texas and Oil & Gas Association, the state’s oldest and largest oil and gas trade association, since 2014. Previously, he served two terms as Texas agriculture commissioner. Staples was also a member of the Texas House and Senate and a member of the Palestine... Read More →

Taylor is a senior lecturer and executive director of the Kay Bailey Hutchison Center for Energy, Law, and Business. Taylor joined the faculty of the University of Texas Law School in January 2006. Previously, she served as director of the Ecosystem Restoration Program of Environmental... Read More →