Background
Mora, Jorge Eliecer Estrada was born on August 15, 1947 in Donmatias, Antioquia, Colombia. Son of Juan M. and Ana T. (Mora) E.
Mora, Jorge Eliecer Estrada was born on August 15, 1947 in Donmatias, Antioquia, Colombia. Son of Juan M. and Ana T. (Mora) E.
Bachelor of Science, Washington & Lee University, 1969. Postgraduate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1970.
Professor geophysics National University, Medellin, Colombia, 1970-1971. Seismologist, operations supervisor Petty-Ray Geophysical Company, Ecuador and Peru, 1971-1974. Operations manager, chief geophysicist Sun Oil Corporation, Bolivia and Kenya, 1974-1976.
Area supervisor Western Geophysical Company, Buenos Aires, 1976-1977. Vice president Latin American division Geosource Inc., 1977-1984, president drilling services, 1984-1985. President Pride Petrotech S.A., 1993-1994.
Directors Pride International, Houston, 1993—2005, Vantage Drilling Company, since 2007. Member Clinton Global Initiative, since 2005. Vice president SOFRES-IBOPE Argentina, Buenos Aires, 1992-1995.
President JEMPSA, Buenos Aires, since 1986. Board directors Production Operators Argentina, Buenos Aires, Wood Group Drilling and Production Services, Houston and Aberdeen, Scotland. President Finance Overseas Management, since 1993.
Member Colombian Science Institute, Bogota, 1971-1972. Board advisors Williams School of Commerce Politics and Economics. Board advisors Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia, 1995-2003, board trustees, since 2003.
Member President's Council on Energy (Colombia, 1983). Board governors, vice president Lincoln School, Buenos Aires, since 1997. Member Society Exploration Geophysicists, Swiss Education Group (council of delegate), Zeta Beta Tau.
Married Lydia S. Rossi, May 22, 1970 (divorced December 1979). Married Ana M. O'Toole, June 21, 1980. Children: Annie, Carol, Juan, Estefania, Javier.