Mr. Harper leads the Executive Team at CapturePoint. With over 35 years of well-respected management leadership in the U.S. energy industry, he has a successful track record of construction, development, operations, and commercialization, building professional and operational excellence across all aspects of the American natural gas and energy pipeline transportation sectors.
Prior to his appointment as CEO of CapturePoint, Mr. Harper was the co-founder, Chair and CEO of Evergreen Midstream, LLC, an asset acquisition and development firm focused on traditional and renewable resources. His extensive energy management experience includes previous roles as President and CEO of Blue Mountain Midstream LLC (a subsidiary of Riviera Resources) and President and CEO of Spectra Energy Partners; a career of executive leadership positions at Enbridge, Southwest Energy, CenterPoint Energy, and Duke Energy; as well as service on numerous boards, currently including Woodway Energy Infrastructure (a Macquarie Capital business unit), DonateStock (a private venture capital startup) and SmartPipe Technologies (a startup moving to commercialization).
Mr. Harper is actively engaged in community service and charitable endeavors including educational, professional and arts organizations. He has also served as the Chairman of the Board the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA) and is an active member of the National Association of Corporate Directors.
Mr. Harper holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Kentucky, where he was inducted into the Hall of Distinction and is a member of the Dean’s Advisory Council. In addition, he earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree with honors from the University of Houston and now serves on the Board of the University’s C. T. Bauer College of Business.