Texas oilman and entrepreneur Boone Pickens founded MESA Inc. in 1956 and the United Shareholders Association in 1986. His autobiography, Boone, was listed for 15 weeks on The New York Times Best Seller List

T. Boone Pickens Biography

Mr. Boone Pickens is the founder of BP Capital and is a principal of TBP and BPC. Mr. Pickens is active in the management of both the Equity Fund and the Energy Fund. Specifically, Mr. Pickens is principally responsible for the formulation of the energy futures investment strategy of the Energy Fund and the Equity Fund. Mr. Pickens frequently utilizes his wealth of experience in the oil and gas industry in the evaluation of potential equity investments and energy sector themes. He also participates in the marketing of the Equity Fund to certain groups of potential investors. Mr. Pickens was the founder of Mesa Petroleum in its various forms beginning in 1956. Mr. Pickens’ career at Mesa spanned four decades. Under his leadership, Mesa grew to become one of the largest and most well-known independent exploration and production companies in the U.S.