Bio

Prior to co-founding White Deer, Mr. Edelman founded and/or managed a series of eight energy companies, creating significant value for investors over more than a 25-year period. He founded or co-founded Snyder Oil (now part of Devon Energy), Range Resources (NYSE: RRC) and Patina Oil and Gas (now part of Chevron). He also co-founded Bear Paw Energy and Bear Cub Energy, midstream companies that are now part of Oneok and Energy Transfer, respectively. Prior to 1981, when he left Wall Street to co-found Snyder Oil, Mr. Edelman was a Vice President in The First Boston Corporation’s (now Credit Suisse) energy group and prior thereto, an associate at Lehman Brothers Kuhn Loeb. Mr. Edelman is a former Director of Noble Energy and a former Chairman and CEO of Range Resources. He is a Trustee Emeritus of The Hotchkiss School, serves as Chairman Emeritus of Lenox Hill Neighborhood House and is a Director of The Wildlife Conservation Society. He is a former member of the Board of Georgetown University. Mr. Edelman holds an M.B.A. in Finance from Harvard Business School (Baker Scholar) and a B.A. in Political Economy from Princeton University, magna cum laude.