Jim Bender

James J.
Bender is Director at Shell Midstream Partners GP LLC since 2014.
Holds director roles at Kipp Tulsa College Preparatory and memberships at the American Bar Association, Association of Corporate Counsel, Oklahoma Bar Association, and The Colorado Bar Association.
Serves as Trustee at The Philbrook Museum of Art.
Formerly Chairman at Apco Oil & Gas International, Inc. from 2013 to 2014.
Served as 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.
Independent Director at Two Harbors Investment Corp.
from 2013 to 2026.
Worked as In-House Counsel at AlliedSignal, Inc. and Pfizer Inc. Associate at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Inc. Held multiple roles at The Williams Cos., Inc., Williams Partners LP, Williams Pipeline Partners LP, Williams Pipeline GP LLC, and Williams Partners GP LLC including Secretary, Chief Compliance Officer, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Of Counsel at Hall, Estill, Hardwick, Gable, Golden & Nelson PC.
Senior Vice President-Special Projects at WPX Energy, Inc. from 2011 to 2014.
Education includes undergraduate degree from St. Olaf College in 1979 and graduate degree from The University of Minnesota Law School in 1981.