Committees: Audit, Compensation, Nominating & Governance
John has been a Class II director since May 2005 and Chair of the Dril-Quip Board since October 2011.
John is the Managing Partner of JVL Advisors LLC, a private energy investment company established in 2002. From January 2000 to August 2002, John was a Managing Director at Morgan Stanley Incorporated, and during this period served as head of the firm’s Global Oil and Gas Research practice and then as head of the firm’s Global Oil and Gas Investment Banking practice. From 1995 to 2000, he was a leading oilfield services and equipment research analyst for Morgan Stanley. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, he spent two years as a senior financial executive at Baker Hughes and four years as an energy investment banker with Credit Suisse First Boston. John also serves as a director of Helix Energy Solutions Group, and as chair of the board of directors of Epsilon Energy, Ltd.
John holds a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering from Texas A&M University and an MBA degree from the University of Texas.