Jim Bender

Mr. James J.
Bender is a Member at American Bar Association, a Member at Association of Corporate Counsel, a Member at Oklahoma Bar Association and a Member at The Colorado Bar Association.
He is on the Board of Directors at Shell Midstream Partners GP LLC, Kipp Tulsa College Preparatory and The Philbrook Museum of Art.
Mr. Bender was previously employed as an Of Counsel by Hall, Estill, Hardwick, Gable, Golden & Nelson PC, an Independent Director by Shell Midstream Partners LP, a Chairman by Apco Oil & Gas International, Inc., an Independent Director by Two Harbors Investment Corp., a Senior Vice President-Special Projects by WPX Energy, Inc., a General Counsel by Williams Partners GP LLC, a Secretary, Chief Compliance Officer & Senior VP by The Williams Cos., Inc., a Senior Vice President & General Counsel by Williams Partners LP /Old/, a General Counsel by Williams Pipeline GP LLC, a General Counsel by Williams Pipeline Partners LP, a Senior Vice President & General Counsel by NRG Energy, Inc., an In-House Counsel by AlliedSignal, Inc., an Associate by Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Inc., an In-House Counsel by Pfizer Inc., and a Chairman by Tulsa Area United Way.
He also served on the board at The Parent Child Center of Tulsa, Inc. He received his undergraduate degree from St. Olaf College and a graduate degree from The University of Minnesota Law School.