Jack Stark

Expertise

Jack spent most of his career helping grow Continental Resources from a private company into a top 10 publicly traded oil and gas producer. He led the Continental’s exploration and production activities in roles ranging from generating geologist to President and COO, gaining a broad understanding of the challenges and opportunities that come with growth. He also learned firsthand that a strong corporate culture rooted in trust is essential to any organization’s success. One of his greatest achievements is seeing that many of the individuals he mentored are leading the company today.

Industry

Jack spent 43 years in energy business: three in uranium and gold mining and 40 years in oil and gas exploration and production. His functions included geology, exploration, operations, investor relations and quarterly reporting for a public company. At Continental Resources he served as president and chief operating officer of a company with more than 1,300 employees.

Specialties

• Building corporate culture based on trust
• Managing through high and low business cycles
• Communicating with the public markets/media
• Strategic business and succession planning
• Coaching leaders at all levels of the organization
• Motivating creativity and out of the box thinking

Career history