Mr. Rob L. Jones has been Director of Spire Inc. since Feburary 22, 2016. Mr. Jones served as a Co-Head of Bank of America Merrill Lynch Commodities from 2007 to June 2012. Mr. Jones held various positions with Merrill Lynch & Co. from 1993 to 2007, including Managing Director, Co-Head of Merrill Lynch's Global Energy and Power Investment Banking Group and is the Founder of Merrill Lynch Commodity Partners. From 1980 to 1985, he served as a Financial Associate with the oil and gas exploration and production division of Sun Company, primarily based in Dallas, Texas. From September 2012 to June 2014, he served as an Executive in Residence at the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin (McCombs). He has been a Director of The Laclede Group, Inc. since February 22, 2016. He has been a Director of Shell Midstream Partners GP LLC, the General Partner of Shell Midstream Partners, L.P. since October 29, 2014.
He is an Advisory Board Member of Climax Global Energy, Inc. He served as a Lead Independent Director of Susser Petroleum Partners GP LLC and Sunoco GP LLC from September 2013 to August 29, 2014. He served as a Director of Susser Petroleum Partners Gp Llc since September 2012. He serves as a Member of Advisory Council at Red McCombs School of Business. He is a Life Member of the Dean’s Advisory Council of the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin. He served as a Director of Susser Petroleum Partners Gp Llc since September 2013. He continues as a Guest Lecturer and speaker at McCombs. Mr. Jones is a graduate of the University of Texas, where he received a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance with Honors and an MBA with High Honors and was a Sord Scholar.