Founder of EMG Fund II Management LP and The Energy & Minerals Group LP, John T. Raymond is a businessperson who has been the head of 13 different companies and occupies the position of Chairman for ESM Acquisition Corp., Chief Executive Officer at Emg Ae Woodford Holdings LLC, CEO & Managing Director at EMG Fund II Management LP, Chief Executive Officer & Managing Partner at The Energy & Minerals Group LP, Chief Executive Officer at EMG Fund IV PAA Holdings LLC, Chief Executive Officer of EMG PRES Equity LP, Chief Executive Officer at EMG Fund V Spur Holdings LLC and Chief Executive Officer for EMG Fund IV Spur Holdings LLC (which are all subsidiaries of EMG Fund II Management LP), Chief Executive Officer for EMG Utica LLC, Chief Executive Officer at EMG MPLX Holdings LLC, Chief Executive Officer for EMG Fund IV Sable Holdings LLC, Manager for Medallion Midstream LLC and General Partner of Tallgrass Energy Partners LP. Mr. Raymond is also Owner at Lynx Holdings Ltd., Member of Young Presidents' Organization (Palm Beach), General Partner for Traverse Midstream Holdings LLC and General Partner at Pres Holdings LLC and on the board of 31 other companies.

In the past he was Development Director at Kinder Morgan, Inc., President & Chief Executive Officer for Plains Resources, Inc., President & Chief Operating Officer for Plains Exploration & Production Co., Vice President of Howard Weil Labouisse Friedrichs, Inc., Vice President-Corporate Development for Ocean Energy, Inc. and General Partner of White Star Petroleum LLC.

He received an undergraduate degree from A.B. Freeman School of Business.