Joe Bob Perkins

Joe Bob Perkins was the founding president of Targa Resources in 2003. He served as chief executive officer until March 2020 and executive chairman until January 2021. Joe Bob still serves on the Targa Resources board. Prior to Targa, Joe Bob served as president/COO of the wholesale power businesses of Reliant Energy and has other energy-related experience including Coral Energy, Tejas Gas and has consulted for McKinsey & Company. Joe Bob is a volunteer board member for the Houston Methodist Hospital system and also serves on the board of the Houston Methodist Academic Institute. He earned a BS Petroleum Engineering cum laude from Texas A&M University and an MBA with distinction from Harvard Business School.