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 helm of 12 different companies. Mr. Raymond holds the position of Chairman of ESM Acquisition Corp., Chief Executive Officer of Emg Ae Woodford 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 for EMG Fund IV PAA Holdings LLC, Chief Executive Officer of 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 MPLX Holdings LLC, Chief Executive Officer at EMG Fund IV Sable Holdings LLC and General Partner at Tallgrass Energy Partners LP.

He is also Owner at Lynx Holdings Ltd., Member of Young Presidents' Organization (Palm Beach), General Partner at Traverse Midstream Holdings LLC and General Partner of Pres Holdings LLC and on the board of 33 other companies.

In his past career he occupied the position of Development Director at Kinder Morgan, Inc., President & Chief Executive Officer of Plains Resources, Inc., President & Chief Operating Officer of Plains Exploration & Production Co., Owner at PAA GP LLC, Vice President of Howard Weil Labouisse Friedrichs, Inc., Vice President-Corporate Development at Ocean Energy, Inc. and General Partner at White Star Petroleum LLC.

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