Mr. Howard serves as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Kinetik, where he oversees corporate financial planning and analysis, financing execution, and corporate development. Mr. Howard served as the Vice President of Finance from 2020 to July 2023, where he was responsible for developing and directing the Company’s analytical and financial plans, research and underwriting, and structuring of investment opportunities at Kinetik. Prior to joining Kinetik, Mr. Howard was an Investment Professional at Glenview Capital Management’s long/short equities group and a Senior Associate at Blackstone’s private equity group, where he was responsible for the structuring, monitoring, and exiting of investments throughout North America. Prior to joining Blackstone, he was an Analyst at Barclays in their Investment Banking Global Natural Resources group. He holds a Masters in Professional Accounting and Bachelors of Business Administration in Accounting from the University of Texas at Austin’s McCombs School of Business.