Craig Jarchow

Bio

Mr. Jarchow joined Pine Brook in September 2007 and, together with Mr. Newman, Mr. Aube, Mr. Goldstein and Mr. McMahon, is responsible for managing the firm's energy investing activities. He is currently a director of Comet Ridge Resources, LLC, Phoenix Exploration Company, LP, Source Energy Partners and Stonegate Production Company, LLC. Mr. Jarchow has over 19 years of experience in the energy business, with 13 years of experience in senior operations roles. He most recently served as a director at First Reserve Corporation, a $12 billion private equity firm that focuses on investments in energy businesses. At First Reserve, he was responsible for sourcing and structuring oil and gas transactions and monitoring various portfolio companies. Prior to joining First Reserve, Mr. Jarchow was an executive at Apache Corporation (NYSE: APA), where he served as an advisor to the president and CEO, exploration manager for the Gulf Coast and Gulf of Mexico, and director of international exploration and business development. Earlier in his career, Mr. Jarchow was employed by Amoco Corporation, an integrated major oil company. Mr. Jarchow holds an M.S. and Ph.D. in Geophysics from Stanford University and an M.B.A. from the Sloan School of Management at MIT. He is a fellow of the Geological Society of America and serves on the Petroleum Investments Committee at the Stanford School of Earth Sciences.