Ben Shepperd

President
Permian Basin Petroleum Association

Ben Shepperd has served as the President of the Permian Basin Petroleum Association, which is based in Midland, Texas, since 2006. In his role, he represents oil and gas interests before legislative and regulatory bodies in Texas, New Mexico, and Washington, D.C. For multiple decades, he has worked on state legislative and regulatory issues.

Mr. Shepperd holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from the University of Texas at Austin, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Animal Science from Texas A&M University in College Station. He is a board member of the John Ben Shepperd Public Leadership Institute Foundation at the University of Texas at the Permian Basin, and he serves on the Advisory Council for the UTPB School of Business.