Mr. Tim Duncan has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Talos Energy and as a member of the Talos Energy Board since April 2012 and is a founder of Talos Energy. Prior to Talos Energy, Mr. Duncan was the Senior Vice President of Business Development and founder of Phoenix Exporation in April 2006, where he was responsbile for all of Phoenix's business development evaluations and negotiations, including the sale of the company to a group of buyers led by Apache Corporation. Prior to Phoenix Exploration, Mr. Duncan served as Manager of Reservoir Engineering and Evaluations for Gryphon Exploration. Mr. Duncan also worked in various reservoir enginering and portfolio evaluation functions for Amerada Hess Corporation, Zilkha Energy Company, and Pennzoil E&P Company. Mr. Duncan received his MBA from the Bauer Executive Program at the University of Houston. He is an active member of the SPE, IPAA, the National Ocean Industries Assoication (NOIA), and the Young Presidents' Organization. Mr. Duncan also serves on various academically focused advisory boards, including the College of Engineering Dean's Advisory Council and the Foundation Board at Mississippi State University. Mr. Duncan was named as Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur of the Year Program for the Eneregy and Energy Services sector in the Gulf Coast in June 2016.