Don Kirkendall

Mr. Kirkendall has more than 40 years of energy industry management experience including the acquisition, construction, management, and operation of interstate pipeline companies, gas and crude marketing companies, exploration and production companies as well as extensive involvement with midstream companies.

Prior to co-founding Cutlass, he was the Chief Executive Officer of Republic Development Partners, LLC, an ArcLight owned portfolio company, from December 2016 through its successful monetization in April 2019. From 2009 through 2016, Don ran the midstream division for a publicly traded oil and gas company and was responsible for the design, construction and operation of a large diameter gas gathering and transportation system in the Utica and Marcellus basins of West Virginia and Ohio. 

Prior to moving into exploration and production and marketing, Don spent seven years with a large interstate pipeline company. Don’s experience and knowledge of both the upstream (exploration and production) and midstream (gathering, transportation and processing) sectors is unparelled. B.B.A Southwest Texas State University, Management and Finance.