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 is 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 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 of EMG MPLX Holdings LLC, Chief Executive Officer for EMG Fund IV Sable Holdings LLC and General Partner of Tallgrass Energy Partners LP.

He is also Owner at Lynx Holdings Ltd., Member of Young Presidents' Organization (Palm Beach), General Partner for Traverse Midstream Holdings LLC and General Partner at Pres Holdings LLC and on the board of 32 other companies.

John T. Raymond previously 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., Vice President at Howard Weil Labouisse Friedrichs, Inc., Vice President-Corporate Development of Ocean Energy, Inc. and General Partner of White Star Petroleum LLC.

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