Prior to joining the University of Oklahoma, Ron Bolen founded and was Managing Director of da3co, an energy-focused merchant banking operation based in Houston, Texas. With over 19 years of experience in the energy sector, Bolen has 11 years direct experience in private equity investing in both the power and oil & gas segments. Bolen also co-founded Invictus Energy Group, LLC, an international power project finance venture specializing in power optimization opportunities which was sold to large private equity group where he continued as Managing Director of the firm’s energy investment practice. While in other positions, Bolen’s professional efforts have had a significant international flavor with extensive work in South and Southeast Asia, Latin America and the Former Soviet Union. Bolen has served the energy sector in numerous capacities including law, investment banking, venture capital and entrepreneurship. Bolen holds a BBA in Finance as well as a Juris Doctor from The University of Oklahoma. He also received a Masters of Business Administration with majors in both Finance and Taxation from New York University.
The University of Oklahoma Michael F. Price College of Business has experienced significant growth over the past five years, becoming OU’s second-largest college with over 7,000 students. The college offers highly ranked undergraduate, master’s, executive and doctoral programs across six academic divisions. More information is available at price.ou.edu
