(Board member since May 2002) co-founded the Company in 2002 served for 20 years as GeoPark’s Chief Executive Officer until his retirement effective 30 June 2022, and has been a member of our Board since May 2002. He founded, built the team, and led the strategy and growth of GeoPark from its small footprint at the southern tip of South America into becoming one of the leading oil and gas companies operating across Latin America today. He continues to serve as Vice Chair of our Board of Directors, Chair of the Strategy and Risk Committee and a member of the Technical and SPEED/Sustainability Committees. Mr. Park has more than 50 years of experience in all phases of the upstream oil and gas business, with a record of achievement in the acquisition, technical operation, and management of international projects and teams across the globe, - including projects in North America, Central America, South America, Asia, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East — with a focus on people, communities, and the environment. James earned a bachelor of Science in Geophysics from the University of California at Berkeley and previously worked as a research scientist focused on earthquakes and tectonics at the Geophysics Laboratory of the University of Texas. Mr. Park has a degree in environmental management from the University of California at Santa Barbara and is a member of the Board of Directors of GoodRock LLC. He is a former member of the Boards of Directors of the humanitarian non-profit, SEE (Surgical Eye Expeditions) International, and the service and advocacy non-profit, Girls, Inc. He is a member of the AAPG and SPE and has lived in Latin America since 2002.
