Leadership
Jeff A. Stevens
Jeff A. Stevens is a seasoned energy leader with over 40 years of experience driving growth across the energy value chain. He is currently Managing Partner of Franklin Mountain Capital, an Arizona-based investment firm focused primarily on business and real estate investments in the Southwest U.S. Previously, Stevens served as President and co-founder of Franklin Mountain Energy (FME), a Denver-based energy company focused on oil and gas properties in the Permian Basin, which became one of the largest private U.S. oil producers before it was acquired in 2025.
Prior to FME, Stevens was Chief Executive Officer and a founding partner of Western Refining Inc. After taking Western Refining public in 2006, Stevens led its expansion through acquisitions of refineries, pipelines, storage facilities and energy logistics operations, before the company was sold to Tesoro (now Andeavor) in 2017. He served on Andeavor’s board prior to its acquisition by Marathon Petroleum Corp. in 2018.
Stevens previously served on the boards of medical device company Vomaris Innovations Inc. and NPH USA, a not for profit focused on supporting at-risk youth across countries in Central America.
“We believe in CITGO’s fundamental strengths and are confident we have the operational expertise and capital necessary to elevate CITGO as a leader in the refining, transportation, and marketing of products that help power our economy.“
– Jeff Stevens, President