About Our Team

Prior to Nine Point Energy, Mr. Taron worked in various finance roles for Nine Point’s predecessor company, Triangle USA Petroleum Corporation, and Caliber Midstream, Triangle USA’s sister company and largest midstream services provider. Prior to joining Triangle, Mr. Taron worked for Standard Chartered Bank in London and in Houston where he focused on acquisition and divestiture advisory for upstream oil and gas companies in Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa. Mr. Taron began his career at Seven Hills Partners, a boutique investment bank in San Francisco focused on growth stage technology companies. Mr. Taron earned his BA in International Relations from Stanford University in 2006 and MBA from Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business in 2014. He is a CFA charterholder. 

Mr. Simon is the Board Chairman of Target Hunger, a Houston non-profit addressing hunger and its root causes in Houston’s inner city. He holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering, Summa Cum Laude, from Texas A&I University.

Dr. Hill has served on numerous boards, including as Non-Executive Chairman at Toreador Resources Corporation (January 2009-April 2011), Director (April 2013-March 2015) and Interim President and Chief Executive Officer (March 2014-March 2015) of Midstates Petroleum Company, and Director (November 2009-April 2012) and Chairman (April 2012-present) of Triangle Petroleum Corporation. Dr. Hill has a B.Sc. (Honors) in Geology and a Ph.D.

Previously, Ms. Kerrigan worked at the United Nations Security Council’s Commission d’Indemnisation in Geneva, Switzerland (UNCC) for two years, and was in private practice for five years. At the UNCC, she served as the Senior Legal Officer and team leader responsible for arbitrating the losses sustained by international energy companies following Iraq’s 1990 invasion of Kuwait. In private practice, Ms. Kerrigan counseled energy, construction, manufacturing and transportation clients on complex commercial, international and insurance matters. During law school, she clerked for the Texas Supreme Court.

Ms. Kerrigan is a past chairman of the State Bar of Texas International Law Section and a Life Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation. She serves on the boards of various educational, professional and public institutions, including Team Industrial Services, Inc., Southwestern University, the United Way, and the Kay Bailey Hutchison Center for Energy, Law and Business at the University of Texas in Austin. She has served on other organization boards such as the American Leadership Forum, the Center for American, and International Law and the Houston Bar Association.

Ms. Kerrigan holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy, Political Economy and English from Southwestern University and a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from the University of Texas.

Mr. Kettler is a Partner of Chambers Energy Management and also serves on the firm’s investment committee. In addition to these roles, Mr. Kettler participates in deal sourcing, due diligence, structuring, negotiations and ongoing monitoring of investments.

Mr. Kettler has substantial energy finance experience and has invested in a wide range of energy companies including exploration and production, oilfield services, midstream and pipeline, refining, power generation and electric and gas utility companies. His investment experiences have primarily been in the form of originated loans, high yield bonds, leveraged loans, distressed debt and private and public equities. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Kettler was a Senior Vice President at Lehman Brothers working for the Lehman Energy Fund as Investment Manager and Head Trader. Prior to his time with the Lehman Energy Fund, Mr. Kettler was with Kenmont Investments, focusing on energy investments for its credit opportunities fund. From 2001 to 2005, Mr. Kettler was involved in the restructuring of $6.5 billion of Dynegy, Inc.’s debt, preferred stock and corporate obligations as a Senior Director and Assistant Treasurer for Dynegy.

Mr. Kettler’s other work experiences include positions as a Manager in Enron’s Principal Investments Group from 1998 to 2001, and prior thereto, experience as an investment banking analyst for Kemper Securities and as an accountant with KPMG.

Mr. Kettler holds a B.B.A. in Accounting and M.B.A. from the University of Texas at Austin, where he was a Sord Scholar and won the Dean’s Award for Academic Excellence. He holds the Certified Public Accountant and Chartered Financial Analyst designations.

Mr. Leuliette is a director of Goodrich Petroleum Corporation and has also served as a director of numerous other boards, including Visteon Corporation, Business Leaders of Michigan, and The Detroit Economic Club. He is also a past chairman of the board of The Detroit Branch of The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Mr. Leuliette holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Michigan.