Tim Duncan is the President and CEO and a founder of Talos Energy LLC, a private company formed in March 2012 and initially funded with up to $600 million of private equity commitments from Apollo Global Management, LLC and Riverstone Holdings LLC.  Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Talos is engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development and production of oil and natural gas properties with a focus on operations along the U.S. Gulf Coast and in the Gulf of Mexico, including the shallow waters of offshore Mexico.  Since its inception in 2012, Talos has quickly grown from 5 original employees to close to 200 employees and will exit 1Q2017 with production of approximately 30,000 BOEPD (<70% oil/liquids).  In November 2013, Talos was named by the Houston Chronicle as the #1 Top Workplace in the Houston area for companies under 150 employees and has maintained a position on the list of Top Workplaces for the last four years.  In June 2016, Mr. Duncan was named as the EY Entrepreneur of the Year for the Energy & Energy Services sector in the Gulf Coast area.

Prior to Talos, Mr. Duncan was the Senior Vice President of Business Development and a founder of Phoenix Exploration Company LP.  Prior to Phoenix, he was Manager of Reservoir Engineering and Evaluations for Gryphon Exploration Company.  Mr. Duncan also worked in various reservoir engineering and portfolio evaluation functions for Amerada Hess Corporation, Zilkha Energy Company, and Pennzoil E&P Company.  Mr. Duncan has a BS in Petroleum Engineering from Mississippi State University, where he was honored in 2012 as a Distinguished Fellow of the College of Engineering.  Mr. Duncan also earned an MBA from the Bauer Executive Program at the University of Houston. He is an active member of the SPE, IPAA, NOIA, and the YPO.  Mr. Duncan also serves on various academically focused boards including the College of Engineering Dean’s Advisory Council at Mississippi State University.