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Gloria Leal
Gloria is an Attorney at Law and a Consultant in Austin, Texas currently. In addition, she has
been an International Regulatory & Special Counsel to the Commissioner, Texas Department
of Insurance, Austin, Texas; General Counsel, State Board of Insurance; In-house Counsel,
Southern Union (Gas) Company, Austin, Texas; Senior Trial Attorney, Transportation
Division/Torts Section, Attorney General's Office; and Assistant Attorney General, Energy
Division Attorney General's Office, Austin, Texas.
Gloria received her Juris Doctorate from the University of Texas School of Law and a B.A.
with Honors from The University of Texas at Austin. She attended Catholic University in
Lima, Peru, South America for the U.T. Foreign Exchange Program.
Gloria has been active in several professional associations, including the American Bar
Association, State Bar of Texas, and the Hispanic Bar Association. She has a wide array of speaking engagements to her
credit.
Ryan Sitton
Ryan was elected to the Railroad Commission in 2014, is a native Texan and a 1998 graduate
of Texas A&M University, where he obtained a degree in Mechanical Engineering.
In 2006, Ryan and Jennifer founded PinnacleAIS, an engineering and technology company
focused on reliability and integrity programs for the oil, gas, and petrochemical industries.
With over fifteen years of experience in the oil, gas, and petrochemical industry, Ryan is an
active member of several industry groups, including the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers
(TAEP), American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and the American Petroleum
Institute (API).
Ryan is considered a leading expert in his field, consulting to a wide range of oil and gas
companies, ranging from independent producers to some of the world’s largest integrated
operators, serving as an expert witness in both regulatory and civil court cases.
Luke Legate
Luke Legate helps organizations and individuals communicate about their issues effectively,
conduct community education and build relationships for federal, state and local issues. He
regularly travels to Washington, DC to discuss issues that matter in Texas with members of
Congress, as well as in Austin, before leadership offices of the state, Senate, State House, state
agencies and regulatory bodies.
Luke advocates for the Texas energy sector as part of the Statewide Joint Association
Education Initiative, whose participants include the Texas Oil & Gas Association, Texas
Pipeline Association, Texas Alliance of Energy Producers, South Texas Energy and Economic
Roundtable, Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners, Texas Royalty Council,
Permian Basin Petroleum Association, and PPROA.
Luke began his career on the political campaign circuit before joining G. Fox Consulting more than 12 years ago. He is a
native of Klein, Texas and has a B.A. from the University of Texas. In addition to the Statewide Joint Association Oil
and Gas Education Initiative, he is also active with the West Texas Energy Consortium, Permian Basin Coalition,
Midland Odessa Transportation Alliance, TXDOT’s Energy Task Force Subcommittees on Safety and Public
Awareness, Texas House of Representatives Energy Caucus and Texas State Operations Center.