Executive Team
We are led by an experienced team of investment, financial and industry professionals that together have executed on a consistent strategy for more than a decade.
David Rockecharlie
Chief Executive Officer and
Member of the Board of Directors
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David C. Rockecharlie has served as Crescent Energy Company’s Chief Executive Officer and a director on Crescent’s Board since December 2021, prior to which he served as Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Crescent’s predecessor entity. Mr. Rockecharlie joined KKR in 2011 with a focus on the strategy of Crescent and its predecessors and is currently a Partner and Head of KKR’s Energy Real Assets business and Chairman of KKR’s Energy Investment Committee. Prior to joining KKR, Mr. Rockecharlie was co-founder and co-CEO of RPM Energy, LLC, a privately-owned oil and gas company. Previously, Mr. Rockecharlie served as co-head of Jefferies & Company’s Energy Investment Banking Group and before that was an executive with El Paso Corp., where he led a variety of corporate activities. Mr. Rockecharlie began his career as an energy investment banker with S.G. Warburg and Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette. Mr. Rockecharlie received an A.B., magna cum laude, from Princeton University.
Brandi Kendall
Chief Financial Officer and
Member of the Board of Directors
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Brandi Kendall has served as Crescent Energy Company’s Chief Financial Officer and a director on Crescent’s Board since December 2021, prior to which she served as Chief Financial Officer and a member of the Board of Crescent’s predecessor entity. Ms. Kendall joined KKR in 2013 with a focus on the strategy of Crescent and its predecessors and is currently a Managing Director. Prior to joining KKR, Ms. Kendall served as Director, Finance and Planning at Marlin Midstream and Finance Associate at NFR Energy. Ms. Kendall began her career in the energy investment banking industry, where she held positions at JP Morgan and Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co. Ms. Kendall earned a B.A. in Economics, Managerial Studies and Kinesiology from Rice University.
Todd Falk
Chief Accounting Officer
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Todd Falk has served as Crescent Energy Company’s Chief Accounting Officer since December 2021, prior to which he served as Vice President, Finance of Crescent’s predecessor entity. Mr. Falk joined KKR in 2018 with a focus on the strategy of Crescent and its predecessors and is currently a Managing Director and Chief Accounting Officer of KKR’s Energy Real Assets business. Prior to joining KKR, Mr. Falk served as Director of Finance and Controller of Vitruvian Exploration. Mr. Falk began his career at Deloitte, where as a Senior Manager he assisted clients with complex financial reporting issues, specializing in initial public offerings and other interactions with the SEC. Mr. Falk has over 20 years of finance and accounting experience in the energy industry, is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a B.S., magna cum laude, in Accounting and an M.S. in Finance from Texas A&M University.
Clay Rynd
Executive Vice President, Investments
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Clay Rynd has served as Crescent Energy Company’s Executive Vice President of Investments since December 2021, prior to which he served as Executive Vice President of Crescent’s predecessor entity. Mr. Rynd joined KKR in 2015 with a focus on the strategy of Crescent and its predecessors and is currently a Managing Director on the Energy Real Assets team. Prior to joining KKR, Mr. Rynd was with Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co. in the investment banking division, where he focused primarily on strategic advisory and M&A transactions for companies across the energy sector. Prior to that, he worked within the equity research division at Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co. Mr. Rynd holds a B.A. in both Economics and History from Texas A&M University.
Bo Shi
General Counsel
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Bo Shi has served as Crescent Energy Company’s General Counsel and Corporate Secretary since December 2021, prior to which he served as General Counsel of Crescent’s predecessor entity. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Shi worked as a Senior Associate at Vinson & Elkins L.L.P and Senior Counsel at IPSCO Tubulars Inc. Mr. Shi received a J.D. from Harvard Law School and a B.A. in Political Science and Policy Studies from Rice University.
