Kelcy Warren is a highly successful businessman and philanthropist. He is the president and CEO of Energy Transfer Partners. His construction company builds pipelines for oil and natural gas, as well as others for the transport of coal and electricity transmission lines.
Warren has been described as a hard worker who has made billions in the energy industry. He’s also a supporter of conservative causes such as gun rights and removing Barack Obama’s name from public places in Dallas County schools. He has donated millions of dollars to philanthropic causes and also to Republican candidates.
Kelcy Warren is a graduate of the University of Texas at Arlington with a degree in civil engineering and a master’s degree from the University of Oklahoma. He started his professional career as an engineer involved in oil and gas pipeline projects for Phillips Petroleum Company.
He worked for George Bouchard & Associates, another construction company, where he eventually became executive vice president and helped develop an interest in pipelines and infrastructure. He formed his own company, Energy Transfer Partners, in 1998.
Energy Transfer Partners is a publicly traded company (ETP) and has been involved in building several projects that have been able to transport natural gas and oil from the Gulf Coast region to markets across the nation. The Bakken Pipeline, which transports more than 500,000 barrels of crude oil daily from North Dakota to refineries in Illinois and Oklahoma, was one such project. It opened in 2017 and is the longest pipeline of its kind.
Kelcy Warren has stated that his vision for ETP is to continue to grow globally and build and acquire projects of both national and international scope. He says he’s been lucky in business but also believes that “being successful in business is pretty simple—you have to be honest, you have to work extremely hard, and you have to treat employees right. If you do, your company and employees will grow.”
Kelcy Warren is also involved in philanthropy. He has given to charities that help the homeless and $10 million to his alma mater, UTA. He has also supported the Dallas Zoo, where he’s helped develop a program to breed threatened species of animals. The Dallas Zoological Society’s board honored him with its 2013 Diamond Award for his support of breeding programs for rhinos and giraffes. See this page for related information.
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