Downtown Energy & Finance Forum

Frank Tsuru, Chief Executive Officer, Momentum Midstream

Frank co-founded and currently serves as Chief Executive Officer of Momentum, a position he has held since 2004. In 2002, Frank founded Aka Energy and focused on acquiring midstream assets. Prior to that, he ran SUIT's midstream company and Red Cedar Gathering from 1995 to 2002. In 1990, he founded Southwestern Production, an upstream company focused on coal bed methane development, which was sold to Conoco Phillips. Frank holds a B.S. in Petroleum Engineering from the University of

Kyle Vann, Chief Executive Officer (retired), Entergy Koch L.P.

Kyle invested the first ten years of his career with Exxon before moving to Koch, where he eventually led the company's energy trading and transportation business and served as CEO until 2004. Kyle then entered a second season of business as an energy consultant with Entergy, Texon, and CCMP Capital Advisors and as a board member of Enlink Midstream Partners and Ecovyst Inc. Kyle graduated from the University of Kansas with a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering with Honors.

Corey Grindal, Chief Executive Officer (retired), Cheniere Energy

Corey joined Cheniere as Vice President of Supply in 2013 and rose in ranks to Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, leaving Cheniere in January 2025 with strong financial results, notably surpassing market expectations. Prior to joining Cheniere, Corey was with Tenneco/El Paso companies, Louis Dreyfus LLC, and Deutsche Bank. Corey holds a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering with Honors from the University of Texas at Austin.

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