With
a background in the energy sector extending more than 40 years, Duke
Ligon is an Oklahoma City attorney who practices corporate law. He has
in-depth knowledge of the oil industry spanning the United States and
abroad and is conversant in legal issues surrounding natural gas,
mining, and the environment. Duke Ligon was involved in energy policy
planning and regulation in the 1970s and directed programs that
furthered exploration into alternative sources of energy.
Duke
Ligon’s public policy background includes leading the American Energy
Working Group within the OECD in 1973-1974. In charge of an oil import
program at the height of the Arab oil embargo, he spearheaded efforts to
collect fundamental data for use by the White House’s Energy Policy
Office and the Oil Policy Committee. He subsequently guided the U.S.
delegation working group that informed the establishment of an
International Energy Agency.
He
owns Mekusukey Oil Company and holds board responsibilities with a
number of prominent energy companies spanning Oklahoma, Texas, and
California. Community involved, he sits on the Major Gifts Committee of
the Board of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He is also a board member
with the Civil War Trust and holds seats on the finance, audit, and
battlefield preservation committees.
