jay anthony precourt
Beginning in his 30s, Jay Anthony Precourt embarked on a career in oil and gas, founding 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, Precourt 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, Precourt was the founding donor of the Precourt Institute for Energy and was vice-chairman of its Advisory Council. He was a member of the Woods Institute for Environment’s Advisory Council and founded Global Energy Forum, which now resides at Stanford.
Precourt served on Vail Health Hospital’s board of directors, as president of Eagle Valley Land Trust, and was on the boards of Denver Art Museum Foundation, Children’s Hospital of Denver, Historic Denver Foundation, and Alley Theater in Houston. The Precourt's 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.
Precourt's notable recognitions include 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.
Precourt received bachelor’s and master’s degrees in petroleum engineering from Stanford University and an MBA from Harvard University.
Throughout his career, Precourt 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, Precourt was the founding donor of the Precourt Institute for Energy and was vice-chairman of its Advisory Council. He was a member of the Woods Institute for Environment’s Advisory Council and founded Global Energy Forum, which now resides at Stanford.
Precourt served on Vail Health Hospital’s board of directors, as president of Eagle Valley Land Trust, and was on the boards of Denver Art Museum Foundation, Children’s Hospital of Denver, Historic Denver Foundation, and Alley Theater in Houston. The Precourt's 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.
Precourt's notable recognitions include 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.
Precourt received bachelor’s and master’s degrees in petroleum engineering from Stanford University and an MBA from Harvard University.