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Trevor Rees-Jones
Overview
- Source of Wealth
- Oil & gas
- Industry
- Energy
- Residence
- Dallas, Texas
- Education
- Dartmouth College (Bachelor of Arts/Science)Southern Methodist University (Doctor of Jurisprudence)
- Marital Status
- Married
- Children
- 2
Assets
- Expand Energy6,041,000 shares @ --EXE-US
Biography
Trevor Rees-Jones started as a bankruptcy attorney, but wanted to make deals, not clean up after them.
In 1984 he started Chief Oil & Gas and became a pioneer of the shale fracking boom.
A lucky guy, he grossed $7 billion on 7 deals in 7 years.
His new house on Dallas Country Club is appraised by the county at $40 million.
Southern Methodist University has broken ground on Rees-Jones LIbrary of the American West, to hold his $100 million collection of 30,000 books, maps, artworks. Set to open in 2027.
About
He hired Garth Brooks for wife Jan's 60th birthday party (600 guests).
The Rees-Jones Foundation has paid out $741 million in grants, recently giving $100 million to the UT Southwestern Medical Center.