jay anthony precourt
Beginning in his 30s, Jay Anthony Precourt embarked on a career in oil and gas and has since founded five highly successful start-up energy companies, including a NYSE company that sold in 12 years for 21 times the initial investment, and another for 24 times in five years.
Throughout his career, Mr. Precourt has held extensive public company board positions, serving in a range of roles from board chairman to leading various executive committees with Hamilton Oil, Timken Company, Apache Corporation, Bariod, Dresser Industries, Halliburton, Tejas Gas Corporation, as well as several large private industrial corporations and nonprofits. At Stanford, Mr. Precourt is the founding donor of the Precourt Institute for Energy and is vice-chairman of its Advisory Council. He is a member of the Woods Institute for Environment’s Advisory Council and founded Global Energy Forum, which now resides at Stanford.
The contributions that Mr. Precourt has made to his community through business leadership and philanthropy are exceptional. He served on Vail Health Hospital’s board of directors for the past nine years, has served as president of Eagle Valley Land Trust and on the boards of Denver Art Museum Foundation, Children’s Hospital of Denver, Historic Denver Foundation and Alley Theater in Houston. The Precourts’ generosity in the Vail Valley also includes Walking Mountains Science Center, Bravo! Vail Music Festival, Eagle Valley Behavioral Health, and Vail Global Energy Forum in Beaver Creek Resort.
Mr. Precourt has supported the efforts of the Vail Valley Foundation in notable ways. He was instrumental in the 2001 Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater capital campaign and has been a generous contributor to the Foundation’s YouthPower365, which helps serve more than 4,200 youth in early childhood, kindergarten through 12th grade and career-college readiness programs.
Possessing a strong work ethic and building highly motivated teams has earned Mr. Precourt some distinguished recognition, including the Walking Mountains Science Center Reach the Peak, which is awarded to individuals who change the lives of others through education, the environment, conservation, and science. He also received the Vail Valley Citizen of the Year award for his wide-ranging philanthropic work in the world of arts, health, education, and environment.
Mr. Precourt holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in petroleum engineering from Stanford University and an MBA from Harvard University. He resides with his wife, Molly, in Edwards, CO., and has two children and three grandchildren.
Throughout his career, Mr. Precourt has held extensive public company board positions, serving in a range of roles from board chairman to leading various executive committees with Hamilton Oil, Timken Company, Apache Corporation, Bariod, Dresser Industries, Halliburton, Tejas Gas Corporation, as well as several large private industrial corporations and nonprofits. At Stanford, Mr. Precourt is the founding donor of the Precourt Institute for Energy and is vice-chairman of its Advisory Council. He is a member of the Woods Institute for Environment’s Advisory Council and founded Global Energy Forum, which now resides at Stanford.
The contributions that Mr. Precourt has made to his community through business leadership and philanthropy are exceptional. He served on Vail Health Hospital’s board of directors for the past nine years, has served as president of Eagle Valley Land Trust and on the boards of Denver Art Museum Foundation, Children’s Hospital of Denver, Historic Denver Foundation and Alley Theater in Houston. The Precourts’ generosity in the Vail Valley also includes Walking Mountains Science Center, Bravo! Vail Music Festival, Eagle Valley Behavioral Health, and Vail Global Energy Forum in Beaver Creek Resort.
Mr. Precourt has supported the efforts of the Vail Valley Foundation in notable ways. He was instrumental in the 2001 Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater capital campaign and has been a generous contributor to the Foundation’s YouthPower365, which helps serve more than 4,200 youth in early childhood, kindergarten through 12th grade and career-college readiness programs.
Possessing a strong work ethic and building highly motivated teams has earned Mr. Precourt some distinguished recognition, including the Walking Mountains Science Center Reach the Peak, which is awarded to individuals who change the lives of others through education, the environment, conservation, and science. He also received the Vail Valley Citizen of the Year award for his wide-ranging philanthropic work in the world of arts, health, education, and environment.
Mr. Precourt holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in petroleum engineering from Stanford University and an MBA from Harvard University. He resides with his wife, Molly, in Edwards, CO., and has two children and three grandchildren.
