Mr. Jacobs served from April 2003 until joining the Company as an Associate and as Vice President in the Energy Investment Banking division at Sanders Morris Harris, Inc., an investment banking firm headquartered in Houston Texas. There he specialized in energy sector financings and transactions for a wide variety of energy companies. Prior to joining Sanders Morris Harris Mr. Jacobs worked as a financial analyst for Duke Capital Partners. At Duke Capital Partners Jay worked on the execution of senior secured, mezzanine, volumetric production payment, and equity transactions for exploration and production companies. Prior to joining Duke Capital Partners, Mr. Jacobs worked in the Corporate Tax Group of Deloitte and Touch� LLP. Mr. Jacobs graduated from the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas in Austin, where he received his B.B.A. Mr. Jacobs also received his Masters in Professional Accounting from the University of Texas at Austin and is a Certified Public Accountant. |