Megan Hays

Managing Director and Head of Sustainable Investment and Engagement, Kimmeridge

Megan Hays is a Managing Director and Head of Sustainable Investment and Engagement at Kimmeridge. She joined Kimmeridge following 15-year career leading investor relations, strategic communications, M&A, capital markets and ESG within publicly and privately held oil and gas exploration companies. Prior to joining Kimmeridge, Ms. Hays served as the Vice President of Investor Relations at Cimarex Energy, where she led the company’s $19 billion merger with Cabot Oil & Gas. Previously, she was Vice President of Investor Relations and Public Affairs at Concho Resources, where she led investor relations in addition to developing and driving the company’s ESG strategy. During Ms. Hays’ tenure at Concho, she supported the company’s capital markets and A&D/M&A activities, including Concho’s $9.5 billion acquisition of RSP Permian in 2018 and Concho’s ultimate sale to ConocoPhillips for $10 billion in January 2021.

 Ms. Hays holds a certificate for the Executive Education for Sustainability Leadership Program from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. She received a B.A. in Political Science (International Relations) from Texas Christian University, where she currently serves on the advisory board of the Ralph Lowe Energy Institute at the Neeley School of Business.