Hunter Hunt is co-CEO of Hunt Consolidated and CEO of Hunt Energy, a private, family-owned energy company with a diverse portfolio of energy businesses that employs a community-centric, purpose-driven approach focused on creating long-term value. Founded in 1934 and positioned across the energy spectrum, Hunt’s energy activities are comprised of Hunt Oil Company, Hunt Refining Company, power-focused Hunt Energy Network, technology-focused groups Hunt Innovative Technologies and Hunt Energy Enterprises, and Hunt Utility Services, which operates Sharyland Utilities, a Hunt-founded regulated electric utility that owns transmission assets in Texas. Hunter passionately believes that energy should be viewed in the service of humanity, and thus devotes his time to causes that promote community development and broaden the inclusiveness of organizations focused on underserved communities.
He is a Chair Emeritus of the Dallas College Foundation and a member of the Dallas County Promise board, serves on the Executive Committee of the Dallas Citizens Council, and is Vice Chair of Texas Health Resources, North Texas’ largest healthcare system. He is also co-founder of the Hunter and Stephanie Hunt Institute of Engineering and Humanity, which focuses on bringing innovative technological and business solutions to the global poor and serves on the board of the Lyle School of Engineering at SMU. Hunter has been an Honorary Consul of the United Kingdom since 2011.