Aubrey McClendon
Aubrey McClendon | |
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McClendon in 2014 | |
| Born | Aubrey Kerr McClendon July 14, 1959 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Died | March 2, 2016 (aged 56) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Duke University |
| Occupation | CEO |
| Organization(s) | American Energy Partners, LP former CEO of Chesapeake Energy |
Aubrey Kerr McClendon (July 14, 1959 – March 2, 2016) was an American businessman primarily engaged in natural gas exploration. He was the co-founder, CEO and chairman of Chesapeake Energy (now Expand Energy), and, after being forced from the company due to a possible conflict of interest, he was the founder and chief executive officer of American Energy Partners, LP. He was an outspoken advocate for natural gas as an alternative to oil and coal fuels, and a pioneer in employing hydraulic fracturing.
McClendon owned 19% of Professional Basketball Club, which owns the Oklahoma City Thunder and was instrumental in the Seattle SuperSonics relocation to Oklahoma City in 2008.
On March 1, 2016, McClendon was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of conspiring "to rig bids for the purchase of oil and natural gas leases in northwest Oklahoma". He died the following day in a single-vehicle collision.