Hunter L. Hunt

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Hunter L. Hunt is an American heir and businessman.[1] He serves as the chairman and chief executive officer of Hunt Consolidated Energy.[1][2][3][4][5]

Biography[]

Early life[]

Hunt's late paternal grandfather, H. L. Hunt, was the founder of Hunt Oil Company, and his father, Ray Lee Hunt, is the chairman and chief executive officer of Hunt Consolidated.[1][2] He graduated from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas summa cum laude with a BA in Economics and Political Science with minors in Mathematics and business.[1]

Career[]

Hunt served as president of MeterSmart.[1] In 1990, he joined the and moved to their London office in 1991.[1][5] In 1993, he joined Morgan Stanley's Commodities Group in London.[1][5] He sat on the board of directors of T Bank and .[1] In 1998, he started two electricity companies, Hunt Power and .[4] He currently sits on the board of directors of and .[1][4] He serves as the chairman and CEO of Hunt Consolidated Energy, a holding company for the Hunt Oil Company.[1][4] He is also a member of the advisory board for the .

Philanthropy[]

Hunt sits on the board of trustees of the Lyle School of Engineering at SMU, the Dallas County Community College District Foundation (where he is also vice-chair of the steering committee of the ), the Circle Ten Council of the Boy Scouts of America, the Bullock Texas State History Museum and the .[1][5][6] He chairs the 21st Century Council and sits on the board of directors of the John Goodwin Tower Center for Political Studies at SMU.[1][5][7]

From September 1999 to January 2001, he worked on George W. Bush's presidential campaign, focusing on energy, taxes, and the budget.[1][3]

Hunter and his wife, Stephanie, were reported, in January, 2014, to have purchased the 73-year-old, 43,000-square-foot Masonic Lodge in downtown Dallas to use as a hub for collaborative ventures for the city, including housing the "Urban Innovation Lab for Youth", which would serve as "an open-access space where kids can collaborate or experiment together in solving problems – a place where they can feel safe to fail, iterate and evolve their thinking."[8]

Personal life[]

He is married to Stephanie Erwin Hunt.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Bloomberg BusinessWeek
  2. ^ a b Forbes: Ray Lee Hunt
  3. ^ a b c Engineering & Humanity Week
  4. ^ a b c d Principal Solar Board of Directors
  5. ^ a b c d e Wilson Center
  6. ^ All Stars Board of Directors Archived 2013-01-19 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ John Goodwin Tower Center for Political Studies Board of Directors Archived 2012-12-31 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ "Hunter, Stephanie Hunt to turn downtown Masonic Temple into center aimed at solving Dallas' 'biggest challenges'". Dallas News. January 4, 2014.
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