John Bowler Fitzgibbons

John Bowler Fitzgibbons is an American entrepreneur and philanthropist. Fitzgibbons has been active in the global energy markets since the early 1990s.[1] Currently, Fitzgibbons serves as the chairman and CEO of Basin Holdings, a global energy and industrial holding company he founded in 2010. His philanthropic interests focus on education and healthcare.

John Bowler Fitzgibbons
Born
John Bowler Fitzgibbons
EducationHarvard University
OccupationFounder, Chairman and CEO of Basin Holdings

Education

Fitzgibbons attended Milton Academy and Phillips Exeter Academy before graduating cum laude with a B.A. in government from Harvard University.[2]

Career

In 1995, Fitzgibbons founded and served as CEO of Khanty Mansiysk Oil Corporation (KMOC), an oil exploration company located in Russia. In 2003, Marathon Oil Corporation acquired KMOC for $285 million.

After the sale of KMOC in 2003, Fitzgibbons founded Integra Group, an oilfield services company active throughout the Former Soviet Union. In 2007, Integra went public on the London Stock Exchange, valuing the company at $2.4 billion. In 2014, Integra was taken private in a management buyout. Fitzgibbons remains chairman.[3][4]

In 2010, Fitzgibbons founded Basin Holdings, a privately owned energy and industrial holding company.[5]

Philanthropy

Fitzgibbons is chairman of The SUNY Research Foundation, a non-profit affiliate of the State University of New York that administers an annual research budget in excess of $1 billion from federal, state, and private sources. [6] He is a Vice Chairman of the Cancer Research Institute, a non-profit organization dedicated to the global development of new immune system-based cancer treatments.[7] He is also a trustee of Milton Academy and chairman of its investment committee. [8] Fitzgibbons is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.[9]

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References
  1. "Forbes "The Wild, Wild East"". Retrieved 2014-02-20.
  2. "Milton Magazine "A Timely Risk: Gaining Expertise in the Western Siberian Basin" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-18. Retrieved 2014-02-20.
  3. "Integra Board of Directors". Retrieved 2014-02-20.
  4. "Integra - About Us". Retrieved 2014-02-20.
  5. "Basin Holdings - About Us". Retrieved 2014-02-20.
  6. "SUNY Research Foundation Board". Retrieved 2014-02-20.
  7. "Cancer Research Institute Board". Retrieved 2014-02-20.
  8. "Milton Leadership". Archived from the original on 2014-03-16. Retrieved 2014-02-20.
  9. "Council on Foreign Relations Member Roster". Retrieved 2014-02-20.
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