Leadership
Jeff A. Stevens
Jeff Stevens is a skilled industry veteran with 40+ years of experience driving growth across the energy value chain.
He currently serves as the President of Franklin Mountain Energy (“FME”), a Denver-based energy company focused on the acquisition and development of oil and gas properties in the Permian Basin. As a member of FME’s founding management team, he has championed the company’s growth into one of the largest private U.S. oil producers. Mr. Stevens is also a principal at Franklin Mountain Capital, an investment firm focused on providing long-term capital and operating expertise for small- and middle-market businesses.
Mr. Stevens was a Founding Partner and, from 2010-2017, Chief Executive Officer of Western Refining, Inc., a Fortune 200 independent refining and marketing company headquartered in El Paso, Texas. He oversaw the company’s refining operations in El Paso, Gallup, New Mexico and St. Paul, Minnesota and retail operations, including retail service stations and convenience stores in Arizona, Colorado, Minnesota, New Mexico, Texas, and Wisconsin. In 2017, he led Western Refining’s acquisition by Tesoro for $5.8 billion.
He currently sits on the Board of Directors of Vomaris Innovations, Inc., a privately held medical device company based in Arizona.
“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