Jim Bender

James J.
Bender is an Independent Director at Two Harbors Investment Corp.
since 2013.
Director at Shell Midstream Partners GP LLC since 2014.
Director at Kipp Tulsa College Preparatory.
Member of the American Bar Association, Association of Corporate Counsel, Oklahoma Bar Association, and The Colorado Bar Association.
Trustee at The Philbrook Museum of Art.
Former Chairman of Apco Oil & Gas International, Inc. from 2013 to 2014.
Director at Tulsa Area United Way and The Parent Child Center of Tulsa, Inc. Independent Director at Shell Midstream Partners LP from 2014 to 2022.
In-House Counsel at AlliedSignal, Inc. and Pfizer Inc. Associate at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Inc. Secretary, Chief Compliance Officer & Senior Vice President at The Williams Cos., Inc. in 2011.
Senior Vice President & General Counsel at NRG Energy, Inc. from 1997 to 2002.
Senior Vice President & General Counsel at Williams Partners LP in 2011.
General Counsel at Williams Pipeline Partners LP from 2007 to 2011.
General Counsel at Williams Pipeline GP LLC.
Of Counsel at Hall, Estill, Hardwick, Gable, Golden & Nelson PC.
General Counsel at Williams Partners GP LLC from 2005 to 2011.
Senior Vice President-Special Projects at WPX Energy, Inc. in 2014.
Education includes an undergraduate degree from St. Olaf College in 1979 and a graduate degree from The University of Minnesota Law School in 1981.