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Hamm is a key player in [[Hiland Partners]] and [[Hiland Holdings]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hilandpartners.com/ |title=Hiland Partners |publisher=HilandPartners.com |accessdate=2013-03-23}}</ref> as well as the oil-exploration company [[Continental Resources]], Oklahoma's fourth largest public company.<ref name=Allen /><ref name=Forbes>{{cite news| url=http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2009/0202/066.html | work=Forbes | first=Nathan | last=Vardi | title=The Last American Wildcatter | date=February 2, 2009}}</ref><ref name= Tradingmarkets>"oklahoma-small-firms-make-forbes-100-list", ''www.tradingmarkets.com'' Dead link March 2013.</ref> Continental Resources moved from the Continental Towers in [[Enid, Oklahoma]], to [[Oklahoma City, Oklahoma|Oklahoma City]] in 2012.<ref name=Allen>Allen, Cindy, "[http://enidnews.com/agoil2011/x449326723/This-is-not-a-drill This is not a drill]", ''The Enid News & Eagle'', March 26, 2011</ref> Hamm was inducted into the [[Oklahoma Hall of Fame]] in 2011.<ref name="halloffame">"[http://enidnews.com/localnews/x869148858/Harold-Hamm-selected-to-Oklahoma-Hall-of-Fame Harold Hamm selected to Oklahoma Hall of Fame]", ''Enid News & Eagle'', November 12, 2011</ref>
Hamm is a key player in [[Hiland Partners]] and [[Hiland Holdings]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hilandpartners.com/ |title=Hiland Partners |publisher=HilandPartners.com |accessdate=2013-03-23}}</ref> as well as the oil-exploration company [[Continental Resources]], Oklahoma's fourth largest public company.<ref name=Allen /><ref name=Forbes>{{cite news| url=http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2009/0202/066.html | work=Forbes | first=Nathan | last=Vardi | title=The Last American Wildcatter | date=February 2, 2009}}</ref><ref name= Tradingmarkets>"oklahoma-small-firms-make-forbes-100-list", ''www.tradingmarkets.com'' Dead link March 2013.</ref> Continental Resources moved from the Continental Towers in [[Enid, Oklahoma]], to [[Oklahoma City, Oklahoma|Oklahoma City]] in 2012.<ref name=Allen>Allen, Cindy, "[http://enidnews.com/agoil2011/x449326723/This-is-not-a-drill This is not a drill]", ''The Enid News & Eagle'', March 26, 2011</ref> Hamm was inducted into the [[Oklahoma Hall of Fame]] in 2011.<ref name="halloffame">"[http://enidnews.com/localnews/x869148858/Harold-Hamm-selected-to-Oklahoma-Hall-of-Fame Harold Hamm selected to Oklahoma Hall of Fame]", ''Enid News & Eagle'', November 12, 2011</ref>


Hamm worked his way up from pumping gas and repairing cars<ref name=Reiger /> to becoming CEO of his own billion-dollar company. He has been the CEO of Continental Resources since 1967,<ref name=Businessweek>"[http://investing.businessweek.com/businessweek/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=1866477 Harold Hamm: Executive Profile & Biography]", ''Business Week''</ref> when the company was called Shelly Dean Oil Company.<ref name=Newhorizons>"[http://images.sdsmt.edu/learn/abstracts/hamm.pdf Harold Hamm Biography]", 2010 New Horizons in Oil & Gas Conference</ref> Hamm and Continental Resources pioneered the development of the [[Bakken formation|Bakken Oil Field]] in Montana and North Dakota. He became a billionaire and Continental Resources became a major oil producer. <ref name=frack/> <ref name="Wall Street Journal">[http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204226204576602524023932438.html "How North Dakota Became Saudi Arabia"], interview of Harold Hamm, ''The Wall Street Journal'', Oct. 1, 2011</ref> Hamm was given [[Honorary degree|honorary degrees]] from [[Northwestern Oklahoma State University]] and the [[University of Oklahoma]].<ref name=Distinct>"Harold Hamm: The Business of Benevolence", ''Distinctly Oklahoma'', November 2010</ref>
Hamm worked his way up from pumping gas and repairing cars<ref name=Reiger /> to becoming CEO of his own billion-dollar company. He has been the CEO of Continental Resources since 1967,<ref name=Businessweek>"[http://investing.businessweek.com/businessweek/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=1866477 Harold Hamm: Executive Profile & Biography]", ''Business Week''</ref> when the company was called Shelly Dean Oil Company.<ref name=Newhorizons>"[http://images.sdsmt.edu/learn/abstracts/hamm.pdf Harold Hamm Biography]", 2010 New Horizons in Oil & Gas Conference</ref> Hamm and Continental Resources pioneered the development of the [[Bakken formation|Bakken Oil Field]] in Montana and North Dakota using both horizontal drilled wells and [[Hydraulic fracturing]]. He became a billionaire and Continental Resources became a major oil producer. <ref name=frack/> <ref name="Wall Street Journal">[http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204226204576602524023932438.html "How North Dakota Became Saudi Arabia"], interview of Harold Hamm, ''The Wall Street Journal'', Oct. 1, 2011</ref> Hamm was given [[Honorary degree|honorary degrees]] from [[Northwestern Oklahoma State University]] and the [[University of Oklahoma]].<ref name=Distinct>"Harold Hamm: The Business of Benevolence", ''Distinctly Oklahoma'', November 2010</ref>


The Harold Hamm Diabetes Center at the University of Oklahoma was named after Hamm, who has type 2 diabetes.<ref name=Distinct /> The Harold and Sue Ann Hamm Foundation donated 10 million dollars to create the center.<ref name=Newhorizons />
The Harold Hamm Diabetes Center at the University of Oklahoma was named after Hamm, who has type 2 diabetes.<ref name=Distinct /> The Harold and Sue Ann Hamm Foundation donated 10 million dollars to create the center.<ref name=Newhorizons />

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Harold Hamm
Hamm at the 2012 Time 100 gala
Born
Harold Glenn Hamm

(1945-12-11) December 11, 1945 (age 79)
Lexington, Oklahoma
OccupationCEO of Continental Resources (since 1967)
Political partyRepublican[1]
Spouse(s)Judith Ann (divorced in 1987)[2]
Sue Ann Hamm (née Arnall)
Children5 (three with Judith Ann and two with Sue Ann)[2][3]
AwardsOklahoma Hall of Fame (2011)[4]
The Continental Towers in Enid, Oklahoma.

Harold Glenn Hamm[6] (born December 11, 1945) is an American entrepreneur primarily involved in the oil and gas business who is best known for pioneering the development of the large shale oil resources of the Bakken formation. [7] In 2012 Hamm was ranked by Forbes magazine as the 30th richest person in America and 76th richest person in the world, with a net worth estimated at $11 billion,[8] which increased to $17 billion in early 2014.[9] In 2012 presidential candidate Mitt Romney named Hamm as his energy advisor[10] and thereafter Hamm made substantial monetary and advisory contributions to the election effort.

Early life and education

Hamm was born in Lexington, Oklahoma, the 13th and youngest child of Oklahoma cotton sharecroppers Leland Albert Hamm and Jane Elizabeth Hamm (née, Sparks).[11][2] Hamm is a graduate of Enid High School. His highest level of education is a high school diploma.[12][13][14]

Career

Hamm is a key player in Hiland Partners and Hiland Holdings[15] as well as the oil-exploration company Continental Resources, Oklahoma's fourth largest public company.[16][17][18] Continental Resources moved from the Continental Towers in Enid, Oklahoma, to Oklahoma City in 2012.[16] Hamm was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame in 2011.[4]

Hamm worked his way up from pumping gas and repairing cars[12] to becoming CEO of his own billion-dollar company. He has been the CEO of Continental Resources since 1967,[19] when the company was called Shelly Dean Oil Company.[20] Hamm and Continental Resources pioneered the development of the Bakken Oil Field in Montana and North Dakota using both horizontal drilled wells and Hydraulic fracturing. He became a billionaire and Continental Resources became a major oil producer. [7] [21] Hamm was given honorary degrees from Northwestern Oklahoma State University and the University of Oklahoma.[22]

The Harold Hamm Diabetes Center at the University of Oklahoma was named after Hamm, who has type 2 diabetes.[22] The Harold and Sue Ann Hamm Foundation donated 10 million dollars to create the center.[20]

Hamm is a member of the Global Leadership Council at Concordia College, Moorhead, Offutt School of Business. [23]

Hamm appeared on the cover of Forbes in May 2014 in a story entitled "Harold Hamm: The Billionaire Oilman Fueling America's Recovery".[9]

Political involvement

Shortly after being named energy advisor to the Romney campaign in March 2012, Hamm donated $985,000 to the pro-Romney super PAC Restore Our Future.[1] On the eve of the convention, Hamm was credited in a report with being among oil and energy executives consulted in a plan to devolve permitting on Federal lands to the state where the land is located. Romney's proposal, which was launched the same week as two industry fundraisers netted $10 million for the campaign, was seen as going beyond roots in the Sagebrush Rebellion of the 1970s and 1980s, as well as the sometimes controversial permitting policies of the George W. Bush administration in the 2000s.[24]

Personal life

Hamm divorced his first wife, Judith Ann, in 1987. They had three children together.[2]

In April 1988, Hamm married Sue Ann Hamm (née Arnall) with whom he has two grown daughters, Jane and Hillary.[2] Sue Ann is an economist and lawyer.[25] She has had executive roles at Continental Resources. She filed for divorce on May 19, 2012,[2][26] while Harold has said that he separated from Sue Ann in 2005.[2] In 2014 Forbes reported that a ruling would allow the bulk of his ownership interest in Continental—and hence his net worth—to continue intact after the divorce.[9] However, in August 2014, CNN and several other media outlets reported that Hamm could face a world record divorce settlement, with up to half of his estimated $20 billion fortune potentially being on the line.[27]

On November 10, 2014, an Oklahoma County judge found that Hamm should pay his second wife $995.5 million.

Hamm lives in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.[28] He owns homes in Enid, Oklahoma and Nichols Hills, Oklahoma, among other places.[29][2][30]

Hamm has type 2 diabetes.[2][31]

References

  1. ^ a b "Top Romney Adviser Also Gives Big To Super PAC". Huffington Post. May 23, 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Grow, Brian, and Joshua Schneyer, "Looming divorce could threaten oil baron's empire", Reuters.com, March 21, 2013. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
  3. ^ "harold-hamm-makes-big-gift-to-university-of-north-dakota", blogs.wsj.com, September 24, 2012.
  4. ^ a b "Harold Hamm selected to Oklahoma Hall of Fame", Enid News & Eagle, November 12, 2011
  5. ^ http://www.celebritynetworth.com/dl/harold-hamm/
  6. ^ http://docs.house.gov/meetings/FA/FA00/20140326/101956/HHRG-113-FA00-Bio-HammH-20140326.pdf
  7. ^ a b Gregory Zuckerman, The Frackers : the outrageous inside story of the new billionaire wildcatters. 2013, Portfolio Penguin. ISBN 9781591846451
  8. ^ Harold Hamm - Forbes, Forbes.com. Accessed March 2012.
  9. ^ a b c Helman, Christopher (April 16, 2014 - May 5, 2014 issue). "Harold Hamm: The Billionaire Oilman Fueling America's Recovery (cover)". Forbes. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  10. ^ Carroll, Joe (March 1, 2012). "Romney Names Oklahoma Oil Billionaire Hamm as Energy Adviser". Bloomberg.
  11. ^ http://www.purcellregister.com/article_41a4b362-1685-5d89-815d-17bdbe1c2eec.html?TNNoMobile
  12. ^ a b Reiger, Andy, "Hamm to receive honorary degrees", The Enid News & Eagle, May 11, 2009
  13. ^ Forbes, October, 2010.
  14. ^ http://energycommerce.house.gov/sites/republicans.energycommerce.house.gov/files/Hearings/EP/20120913/HHRG-112-IF03-TTF-HammH-20120913.pdf
  15. ^ "Hiland Partners". HilandPartners.com. Retrieved 2013-03-23.
  16. ^ a b Allen, Cindy, "This is not a drill", The Enid News & Eagle, March 26, 2011
  17. ^ Vardi, Nathan (February 2, 2009). "The Last American Wildcatter". Forbes.
  18. ^ "oklahoma-small-firms-make-forbes-100-list", www.tradingmarkets.com Dead link March 2013.
  19. ^ "Harold Hamm: Executive Profile & Biography", Business Week
  20. ^ a b "Harold Hamm Biography", 2010 New Horizons in Oil & Gas Conference
  21. ^ "How North Dakota Became Saudi Arabia", interview of Harold Hamm, The Wall Street Journal, Oct. 1, 2011
  22. ^ a b "Harold Hamm: The Business of Benevolence", Distinctly Oklahoma, November 2010
  23. ^ "Global Leadership Council". Retrieved 17 March 2012.
  24. ^ Lipton, Eric, and Clifford Krauss, "Giving Reins to the States Over Drilling", New York Times, August 23, 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-26.
  25. ^ Forbes, March 23, 2013.
  26. ^ CNBC.com
  27. ^ http://money.cnn.com/2014/08/12/news/harold-hamm-divorce/
  28. ^ Forbes, Profile.
  29. ^ "no-prenup-could-cost-hamm-billions", blogs.lawyers.com, 2013/07.
  30. ^ "Continental-CEO-Hamm-wife-Sue-Ann-are-divorcing", enidnews.com.
  31. ^ "rich-list, Forbes, 2010.

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