David Fleischaker

David Fleischaker

Oklahoma Secretary of Energy
In office October 9, 2003 – December 18, 2008
Governor	Brad Henry
Preceded by	Robert J. Sullivan, Jr.
Succeeded by	Bobby Wegener

Personal details
Born	1944
Spouse(s)	Pam
Children	Joey and Emily
Residence	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Alma mater	Brandeis University University of Texas
Occupation	Lawyer

David Fleischaker (born 1944) is an American businessman and lawyer who served as the Oklahoma Secretary of Energy under Governor of Oklahoma Brad Henry from 2003 to 2008. Fleischaker has served as the President and CEO of Jolen Operating Company, a privately held independent oil and gas exploration and production company, since 1982.

Fleischaker received his B.A. in 1966 from Brandeis University and his LLM in 1971 from the University of Texas. Fleischaker served as a member of the United States Air Force Reserve.

Fleischaker began his career in 1973 as a trial attorney for the Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of Justice. He entered private practice in 1974 in Washington D.C. representing national environmental groups and local governments in environmental litigation and regulatory proceedings. While in Washington, he also became an advisor to the Federal Energy Administration (which later become the United States Department of Energy) during 1974. In 1981 he returned to his home state, where he entered his family's oil and gas company by becoming the President and CEO of Jolen Operation Company.