Kyle Mork
President and CEO, Greylock Energy
KYLE MORK grew up with a love divided
between two mountain states: Colorado
and West Virginia.
When oil prices crashed in 1986, his
father, president and CEO of Energy Cor-
poration of America’s (ECA) predecessor,
Eastern American Energy, moved the
Colorado-based company to West Virginia
and along with it his family. Even though
they would return to Denver four years
later, 7-year-old Mork made the most of his
time in Almost Heaven, creating memories
that would one day bring him back.
“What I remember most about growing
up in Charleston is playing outside during
the summer,” he says. “Colorado is defi-
nitely special to me, but summers growing
up in West Virginia are hard to beat.”
As an adolescent, Mork dreamed of
being an architect. By the time he realized
his sketching skills weren’t up to par,
he’d begun developing an interest in the
oil and gas industry, thanks to his dad.
“I had a lot of fun as a kid running
around with my dad, visiting drilling rigs
and other operations,” he says. “Seeing
the joy he had in drilling a successful
well or closing a big deal was infectious.”
After high school, Mork enrolled at
Cornell University, where he earned his
bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering.
His first professional job was working as
a completions engineer with Halliburton
Energy Services in Brighton, CO. From
there, he went to ECA, which allowed him
to move back to West Virginia in 2004.
At ECA, he spent 10 years filling a variety
of operations and management positions,
which culminated in his being named CEO
in September 2016. One year later, he
and his management team partnered with
ArcLight Capital Partners to launch Greylock
Energy, a new oil and natural gas explora-
tion, production and midstream company,
where he now serves as president and CEO.
“I feel fortunate to lead Greylock along-
side a great team,” he says. “I get to do a
little bit of everything, which is extremely
rewarding, and I enjoy nothing more than
trying to build a great business.”
The biggest career challenges Mork has
faced have been leading ECA through the
energy downturn of the past few years
and restructuring the company.
“I had faith we would get to the best
possible outcome, but some days it was
tough to see the light at the end of the
tunnel,” he says.
There are two things outside of his
family and his career that Mork is pas-
sionate about: hip-hop music and his com-
munity. When he isn’t spending time with
his wife, Kirsten, and their three children
or growing his business, he can be found
jamming out to Jay-Z or volunteering. He
serves as a board member and past-chair-
man of the Clay Center for the Arts &
Sciences’ board of directors and a member
of Cornell’s Engineering College Coun-
cil and the Young Presidents’ Organi-
zation, where he has also served as the
chair of the Mountain State Chapter. The
talent he has invested in the YMCA of
Kanawha Valley, Energize West Virginia,
the ECA Foundation, the Cornell Football
Association and the Mork Family Depart-
ment Advisory Board at the University of
Southern California has no doubt had a
direct impact on the lives of those supported
through these organizations.
“I think it’s very important to use any
talents I have to improve our community,
which is something my mom instilled in
me through her incredible philanthropic
example,” he says. “I am always on the
lookout for organizations where I can
have the biggest impact.”
While Mork could have remained in
that other mountain state or chosen one
of the other prolific oil and gas states like
Texas, he chose to bring his family and his
drive for success back to West Virginia.
“West Virginia is great,” he says. “The
people are wonderful, and there is no
better place to raise a family. The state
is small enough that you can form deep
connections and also have influence on
the community and the state in a way that
is much harder in a bigger place. Here,
I can make a mark on the world while
trying to improve the lives of my family,
friends and colleagues.”
Tiffany Kapp
Mork peruses the shops at Heritage Station,
a collection of all things Huntington.
“Have I not commanded you? Be strong
and courageous. Do not be afraid; do
not be discouraged, for the Lord your
God will be with you wherever you go.”
– Joshua 1:9
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