Background
Wise, William Allen was born on July 10, 1945 in Davenport, Iowa, United States. Son of A. Walter and Mary Virginia (Kuhl) Wise.
Wise, William Allen was born on July 10, 1945 in Davenport, Iowa, United States. Son of A. Walter and Mary Virginia (Kuhl) Wise.
Bachelor, Vanderbilt University. Juris Doctor, University Colorado.
Principal counsel El Paso Natural Gas, Texas, 1970—1980, senior vice president marketing, 1985—1987, executive vice president marketing, 1987—1989, president, chief operating officer, 1989—1990, president, chief executive officer, 1990—1993, Chairman, president & Chief Executive Officer, 1994—1996. Assistant general counsel in Houston The El Paso Company, 1980—1982, vice president, general counsel, 1983, senior vice president, general counsel and secretary, 1983—1985. Chairman, president & Chief Executive Officer El Paso Natural Gas Company dba El Paso Energy Corporation, 1996—2003.
Also board directors El Paso Energy Corporation. Board directors Texas Commerce Bank, El Paso, Commerce Bancshares, Inc., Houston, Interstate Natural Gas Association American, Washington. Member New York Mercantile Exchange Tri-Regional Committee.
Editor University Colorado Law Review. Board governors Houston Forum.
Board directors Battle Mount Gold Company, University Colorado Foundation, Boulder, Gas Industry Standards, Natural Gas Council, Texas, Governors Business Council. Member business advisory council and development board University Texas, El Paso. Board visitors M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.
Board trustee Museum Fine Arts. Member Rice University. Member development board University Texas.
Board visitor Menninger Clinic Houston. Member of Colorado Bar Association, National Petroleum Council (board directors), Old Baldy Club (Wyoming), River Oaks Country Club (Houston), George Town Club (Washington), El Paso Country Club.
Married Marie Figge, September 27, 1969. Children: Vivian Marie, Genevieve Marie, Mary Elizabeth.