Robert B. Price is a successful oil and gas executive who owned and managed energy and manufacturing companies in North America and Eastern Europe.
Mr Price, originally from Colorado, immersed himself in Oklahoma’s dynamic energy sector after receiving his Juris Doctorate Degree from the University of Tulsa. Subsequently he was Vice President, Trust Officer and Oil and Gas Trust Energy Department Manager of the First National Bank and Trust Company, now JP Morgan Chase Bank.
Upon leaving the Bank, he formed Brooks Energy Company with a goal of unlocking the energy potential of the Mid-Continent and Rock Mountain regions with projects in both oil and natural gas exploration and productions.
Previously, he has also purchased a distributed electric generation business from Tulsa-based Williams Companies, and owned S&R Equipment, a natural gas compressor manufacturing company and rental business.
As founder and Chairman of Zeledyne, Mr Price purchased Ford Motor Company’s Glass division with plants in Tulsa, Nashville and Juarez, Mexico employing more than 1,200 people. He has also served on numerous other state and local civic boards and commissions, including Family and Children Service, The Oklahoma Centennial Commission, Tulsa Hospital Authority and the Mental Health Association of Tulsa and served as an elected member of the Tulsa Technology Center governing board, which provides workforce training to thousands of Oklahomans. Price also volunteers on the Colorado based Daniels Scholarship Selection Committee and served on the Colorado Economic Development Commission.
