John T. Raymond is a businessperson who founded EMG Fund II Management LP and The Energy & Minerals Group LP and who has been at the head of 13 different companies. Currently, Mr. Raymond holds the position of Chairman of ESM Acquisition Corp., Chief Executive Officer for Emg White Star Holdings LLC, CEO & Managing Director at EMG Fund II Management LP, Chief Executive Officer, Managing Partner & Owner at The Energy & Minerals Group LP, Chief Executive Officer at EMG Fund IV PAA Holdings LLC, Chief Executive Officer for EMG PRES Equity LP, Chief Executive Officer at EMG Fund V Spur Holdings LLC and Chief Executive Officer at EMG Fund IV Spur Holdings LLC (which are all subsidiaries of EMG Fund II Management LP), Chief Executive Officer of EMG Utica LLC, Chief Executive Officer for EMG Fund IV Sable Holdings LLC and General Partner of Tallgrass Energy Partners LP. Mr. Raymond is also Member-Visitors Board at The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Owner at Lynx Holdings Ltd., Member of Young Presidents' Organization (Palm Beach), Member-Business School Council at A.B. Freeman School of Business, General Partner of Traverse Midstream Holdings LLC and General Partner of Pres Holdings LLC and on the board of 30 other companies.

In the past John T. Raymond was Chief Executive Officer at EMG MPLX Holdings LLC, Development Director at Kinder Morgan, Inc., President & Chief Executive Officer at Plains Resources, Inc., President & Chief Operating Officer at Plains Exploration & Production Co., Vice President of Howard Weil Labouisse Friedrichs, Inc., Vice President-Corporate Development for Ocean Energy, Inc. and General Partner of White Star Petroleum LLC.

Mr. Raymond received an undergraduate degree from A.B. Freeman School of Business.