Charles s. mcneil
Born in 1949 in Greeley but raised in Estes Park, Charles S. McNeil graduated from the Colorado School of Mines in 1971 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mining Engineering. The fourth generation in his family to build their business in Colorado, he has been a successful entrepreneur for more than 35 years with multiple company start-ups, including NexGen Resources Corporation, a natural resources company he founded and personally funded.
Since 1991, McNeil has been the CEO of NexGen Resources. NexGen supplies all the coal requirements for Xcel Energy’s Texas power plants, provides carbon capture and sequestration technology commercialization, explores and develops oil and gas resources, and develops new hydrogen economy projects in world-scale methane and ammonia plants. NexGen has also developed a portfolio of real estate assets, a consumer finance business, and oral surgery centers. Under McNeil’s leadership, NexGen has generated billions in economic activity.
McNeil is a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Colorado and a member of the Society of Mining Engineers of AIME. He was nominated by the Secretary of Energy to the National Coal Council, is a former director of the National Coal Association and the Colorado Mining Association, and currently serves on the National Mining Hall of Fame & Museum Board. He is also a member of the American Coal Council, Tau Beta Pi Engineering Society, the National Coal Transportation Association, the Rocky Mountain Coal Mining Institute, the Western Energy Alliance, and the Colorado Oil and Gas Association.
McNeil actively serves the Denver community as a member and past Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Denver Area Boy Scouts, and has served on the boards of the Employers Council, Craig Hospital Foundation (2019 PUSH Gala Chairs), Common Sense Institute, Steamboat Institute, Cherry Hills Farm, and Arapahoe House for Substance Abuse (honored as 2007 Pillars of the Community). He has also been involved with the Sewall Childhood Development Center, Kempe Foundation for Abused Children and the Children’s Diabetes Foundation (High Hopes Award at 2011 Carousel Ball), Volunteers of America (Western Fantasy 2019 Gala Chairs and 2023 Humanitarian Award Honorees), the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, and was recognized as the 2010 Cherry Hills Villager of the Year. McNeil has been honored by the National Boy Scouts of America as a Distinguished Eagle Scout.
Since 1991, McNeil has been the CEO of NexGen Resources. NexGen supplies all the coal requirements for Xcel Energy’s Texas power plants, provides carbon capture and sequestration technology commercialization, explores and develops oil and gas resources, and develops new hydrogen economy projects in world-scale methane and ammonia plants. NexGen has also developed a portfolio of real estate assets, a consumer finance business, and oral surgery centers. Under McNeil’s leadership, NexGen has generated billions in economic activity.
McNeil is a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Colorado and a member of the Society of Mining Engineers of AIME. He was nominated by the Secretary of Energy to the National Coal Council, is a former director of the National Coal Association and the Colorado Mining Association, and currently serves on the National Mining Hall of Fame & Museum Board. He is also a member of the American Coal Council, Tau Beta Pi Engineering Society, the National Coal Transportation Association, the Rocky Mountain Coal Mining Institute, the Western Energy Alliance, and the Colorado Oil and Gas Association.
McNeil actively serves the Denver community as a member and past Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Denver Area Boy Scouts, and has served on the boards of the Employers Council, Craig Hospital Foundation (2019 PUSH Gala Chairs), Common Sense Institute, Steamboat Institute, Cherry Hills Farm, and Arapahoe House for Substance Abuse (honored as 2007 Pillars of the Community). He has also been involved with the Sewall Childhood Development Center, Kempe Foundation for Abused Children and the Children’s Diabetes Foundation (High Hopes Award at 2011 Carousel Ball), Volunteers of America (Western Fantasy 2019 Gala Chairs and 2023 Humanitarian Award Honorees), the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, and was recognized as the 2010 Cherry Hills Villager of the Year. McNeil has been honored by the National Boy Scouts of America as a Distinguished Eagle Scout.