Global Innovation Platform Names Michael Ming as New Board Member

Aug 7, 2020

STILLWATER, Okla. - August 7, 2020 - (Newswire.com)

​​​Global Innovation Platform has named Michael Ming, president and founder of Ming Energy Partners, LLC, as a board member.

“Mike has a long history of leading innovation and solving big problems,” said David Swank, CEO of GIP. “Knowing Mike and working with him as Secretary of Energy here in Oklahoma and as General Manager of GE Global Research for Oil & Gas Technology Center, I witnessed firsthand his impact and influence on confronting challenges with meaningful solutions.”

Ming retired in 2018 as the VP - executive liaison for marketing & technology at Baker Hughes, a GE Company. Formerly, Ming served as the first general manager of General Electric’s Global Research Oil & Gas Technology Center in Oklahoma City, overseeing its creation, construction, and launch. Ming’s decades of experience in the energy industry include serving as the Oklahoma Secretary of Energy under Governor Mary Fallin, as president of the Research Partnership to Secure Energy for America (RPSEA), and as managing member and principal of K. Stewart Energy Group and K. Stewart Petroleum Corp an independent natural gas producer. He also authored the “Oklahoma First Energy Plan,” Oklahoma’s first formal energy plan, in 2011. 

Ming is a frequent speaker in the U.S., in addition to dozens of countries around the world. Past distinctions include being the Society of Petroleum Engineers 2011-12 Distinguished Lecturer on energy and energy systems, co-chair of the 2019 Oklahoma Academy Energy Townhall, serving on the MIT Future of Natural Gas Study, and being a strategic planning adviser to the U.S. Department of Energy.

Ming holds a Bachelor of Science degree with distinction in petroleum engineering and a Master of Science degree in engineering management from Stanford University. Ming is a registered professional engineer in Oklahoma. At Stanford, Ming is an emeritus member and past chairman of the Petroleum Investments Committee. He also co-sponsored the MAP/Ming Visiting Professorship on Energy and the Environment. He is an adjunct professor at the University of Oklahoma and currently teaches in the Executive MBA in energy program. He also serves on the Central Oklahoma United Way BoD, the Riversport OKC Foundation Board Chair, and university industry advisory boards at Stanford, the University of Texas BEG, University of Oklahoma, and University of Tulsa. 

“It goes without saying that we are elated to have Mike Ming as a board member for GIP,” said Jordan Harper, GIP board chair. “We understand that in order to meet the demands of today’s environment, you have to have thought leaders who can help set the course and navigate the turbulent waters, and Mike brings that to GIP.”

About Global Innovation Platform:

GIP is an IoT (Internet of Things) and digital data company located in Stillwater, Okla. The company provides technology solutions that make infrastructure and facilities smarter and intuitive. GIP’s primary clients include the utility, commercial, industrial, agriculture and residential sectors. Learn more about GIP at globalinnovationplatform.com.




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