Trevor Rees-Jones (businessman)
| Trevor Rees-Jones | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1951 (age 65–66) |
| Residence | Dallas, Texas, US |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Highland Park High School |
| Alma mater |
Dartmouth College SMU Dedman School of Law |
| Occupation | Founder and chairman, Chief Oil and Gas |
| Net worth | $5.2 billion (February 2016) |
| Spouse(s) | Jan Rees-Jones |
| Children | Trevor R. Rees-Jones, III David Rees-Jones |
| Parent(s) | Trevor William Rees-Jones Billye June (Kay) Rees-Jones |
| Relatives | Jennifer Hall (Ebeier) Rees-Jones (daughter-in-law) |
Trevor D. Rees-Jones (born 1951) is an American attorney, businessman and philanthropist from Texas. He is the founder and chairman of Chief Oil and Gas. He has a net worth of approximately $5.3 billion.
Trevor D. Rees-Jones was born in 1951. He grew up in University Park, Texas, Dallas, the eldest of three children of Trevor William Rees-Jones (1923-2009) and Billye June Kay of Dallas (1924-2008). His father was a lawyer with Locke Liddell & Sapp in Dallas. His paternal grandfather, David Rees-Jones, was a Presbyterian minister from Trefor, Wales who immigrated to the United States to serve as a pastor in Oklahoma and Texas. His paternal grandmother, Mary Edith Holmes, was a secretary for William Lever, 1st Viscount Leverhulme from Cheshire, England; she immigrated to the United States with her husband.
Rees-Jones was educated at Highland Park High School, University Park, Dallas. Rees-Jones graduated from Dartmouth College and studied law at Southern Methodist University's Dedman School of Law, where he received his J.D.
He started his career as a bankruptcy attorney in Dallas. Later, he practised oil and gas reorganization law with Thompson & Knight.
In 1984, he began pursuing oil and gas investments. He founded Chief Oil & Gas a decade later, in 1994. The company has been active in the Barnett Shale, a geological formation located in the Bend Arch–Fort Worth Basin. He has served as President of the Dallas Petroleum Club and the Dallas Hardhatters Committee (now known as the Dallas Wildcatters Committee).
Rees-Jones has emerged as a large donor to the Republican Party and gave $1 million to American Crossroads in 2010. Rees-Jones also made a large donation to Parkland Memorial Hospital's campaign for its new facility. In 2015, Rees-Jones and his wife donated $2 million to the presidential candidacy of Jeb Bush.
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