Kenneth A. Hersh

Mr. Hersh is co-Chief Executive Officer of NGP having been involved with the Natural Gas Partners investment funds since the inception of the initial fund in 1988. Mr. Hersh leads NGP from its principal office in Irving, Texas, and is responsible for co-managing the investment portfolio of the NGP funds and investment sourcing and monitoring with Mr. Albin. Prior to joining NGP, Mr. Hersh was employed by the Energy Group within Morgan Stanley & Company’s investment banking division, where he specialized in oil and gas financing and merger and acquisition transactions. Mr. Hersh is a member of the Independent Petroleum Association of America and serves on its Capital Markets Committee. Mr. Hersh serves on the board of Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. and numerous private oil and gas companies. He graduated with a B.A., magna cum laude , from Princeton University in 1985 and earned an M.B.A. from Stanford University in 1989.