Mr. Jarchow, working with Mr. McMahon and Mr. Newman, is responsible for managing Pine Brook’s energy investing activities. Mr. Jarchow’s energy industry experience spans over 15 years, in both investing and operations roles. Prior to joining Pine Brook Mr. Jarchow served as a Director at First Reserve Corporation, a $12-billion private-equity firm that specializes in the energy investments, where he was responsible for sourcing and structuring oil & gas transactions and monitoring various portfolio companies. Prior to joining First Reserve, Mr. Jarchow was an executive at Apache Corporation (NYSE: APA), where he served as an Advisor to the President & CEO, Exploration Manager for the Gulf Coast and Gulf of Mexico, and Director of International Exploration and Business Development. Prior to Apache, Mr. Jarchow was employed by Amoco Corporation, an integrated major oil & gas company. Mr. Jarchow holds a Ph.D. and an M.S. in geophysics from Stanford University and an M.B.A. from the MIT Sloan School of Management. He is a Fellow of the Geological Society of America, a Senior Lecturer at the MIT Sloan School of Management, and serves on the Stanford School of Earth Sciences Petroleum Investments Committee.