Background
Pickens, T. Boone was born on May 22, 1928 in Holdenville, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Thomas Boone Pickens and Grace Molonson.
oil industry executive hedge fund manager
Pickens, T. Boone was born on May 22, 1928 in Holdenville, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Thomas Boone Pickens and Grace Molonson.
Student, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University. Bachelor of Science in Geology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, 1951.
Geologist Phillips Petroleum Company, 1951-1954. Co-founder Mesa Petroleum Company (formerly Petroleum Exploration, Inc.), 1956, chairman board directors, president, 1964—1996. General partner, Chief Executive Officer Mesa Ltd.
Partnership, 1985—1996. Founder, chairman BP Capital Management, since 1996. Member National Petroleum Council.
Founder, chairman United Shareholders Association. Board directors Clean Energy Fuels Corporation, since 2001, Exco Resources Inc., since 2005.
Advisory National Campaign for Drug Free America. Founder, chairman T. Boone Pickens Foundation.
Married Lynn O'Brien, 1949 (divorced 1971). 4 children; Married Beatrice Louise Carr, April 21, 1972 (divorced). 1 adopted child; Married Nelda Cain, 2000 (divorced 2004).
Married Madeleine Paulson, July 16, 2005.