Byron Pope

Byron Pope is vice president, ESG and Investor Relations at ChampionX, energy solutions, equipment, and technology company. He is a member of the ChampionX Executive Committee and the advisory board for the company’s African and African American Resource Group (Essence). He joined ChampionX in 2020, after a 26-year career in energy financial services, split between investment banking and investment management. Prior to joining ChampionX, Byron was a managing director and co-head of research at Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co., where he was also a member of the firm’s leadership council and the management committee of its parent company, Perella Weinberg Partners. Byron serves on the board of trustees and the RISE Council at Rice University. He earned a bachelor’s degree in economics and managerial studies from Rice University, an MBA from Harvard University, and is a CFA Charterholder.