Mike Ming (born January 29, 1958) is an American energy industry executive who is serving as the General Manager of

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's Global Research Technology Center in Oklahoma City.

Biography

Ming obtained a bachelor's degree in petroleum engineering and a master's degree in engineering management from Stanford University. He attended the U.S. Air Force Academy where he earned academic honors. After graduating from college, Ming joined

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as a drilling and production engineer. Ming has spent most of his career in the energy industry. He has previously served as vice president of production for Bracken Energy Company in

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. Ming was also vice president of engineering at K. Stewart Petroleum Corporation, also in Oklahoma City, and was a managing member of K. Stewart Energy Group out of

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. He has previously served as an adjunct professor for energy management at the

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Michael F. Price College of Business. Ming served as a strategic advisor to the

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for the department's strategic planning initiative. In 2009, Governor Brad Henry appointed him as a member of the Oklahoma Clean Energy Independence Commission. He previously served as the President of "Research Partnership to Secure Energy for America" (RPSEA) in Houston, Texas. RPSEA is a $500 million non-profit organization with over 180 members representing the energy industry, academia and research community that works to research the development of new energy sources and the expansion of existing resources.

Fallin Administration

On January 6, 2011, Republican Governor-elect

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announced that she had selected Ming to serve as her Oklahoma Secretary of Energy. Ming was sworn in on January 10, 2011.

Personal life

Ming lives with his wife Diane in

References

Governor-elect Mary Fallin Selects Mike Ming as Energy Secretary
Office of Governor-elect Fallin, 2011-01-06

External links

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