James M Vanderhider

Bio

Jim serves as executive vice president and chief financial officer of EnerVest, Ltd., and has been with EnerVest since March 1996. He is responsible for EnerVest's private equity efforts and for financial management, including risk management, of the institutional investments. Prior to joining EnerVest, Jim was executive vice president and chief financial officer of Torch Energy and senior vice president and chief financial officer of Nuevo Energy, a company that he helped take public with John Walker in 1990. Prior to such time, Jim was responsible for the corporate internal audit activities of The Coastal Corporation, now a subsidiary of El Paso Corporation. In that capacity he oversaw the corporate audit activities of Coastal's various business segments including pipeline, refining and marketing, exploration and production, coal and chemical and trucking. Prior to that, he was chief financial officer of Walker Energy Partners, a master limited partnership which he helped form with John Walker in 1985. Jim began his career with Touche Ross, formerly known as Deloitte and Touche, in the audit department focusing on the energy industry. He serves on the board of directors for Houston Producers’ Forum and the New Mexico Oil & Gas Association (NMOGA). He is a member of the Independent Petroleum Association of America, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants, Houston Energy Finance Group and Houston Acquisitions and Divestitures Forum. He serves on the board of trustees of Goodwill Industries of Houston and on the board of directors of the Houston Center Club, a social and athletic club. Jim received a bachelor's of business administration in accounting from Texas A&M University graduating Summa Cum Laude and is a Certified Public Accountant.