Areas of Expertise:

Climate Change, Electric Vehicles, Energy Economics, Energy Security, GHGs, Human Capital, Hydraulic Fracturing, Natural Gas, Oil, Solar, Tax Policy, Transmission, Transportation, Wind

Ryan Zorn is President & Chief Executive Officer of Clear Creek Resource Partners. Ryan has over 20 years of finance and investment experience in the upstream oil and gas sector. In addition to co-leading the CCRP management team, Ryan is responsible for the company’s corporate finance, business development and strategic planning. Ryan’s corporate background includes Bonanza Creek Energy (Senior Vice President of Finance from October 2012 to April 2016), Bijou Capital Management (Founder and Portfolio Manager from December 2010 to June 2012), Saracen Energy Advisors (Director and Portfolio Manager from December 2005 to May 2010), Simmons & Company International (Vice President of E&P Equity Research from February 2003 to November 2005), Goldman Sachs & Company (Equity Research Associate from January 2002 to February 2003), Simmons & Company International (Equity Research Associate from October 1999 to February 2003), Nesbitt Burns Securities (Investment Banking Analyst from July 1998 to October 1999), and John S. Herold (M&A Analyst from January 1997 to July 1998). Ryan was born and raised in Fort Morgan, CO and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the Colorado School of Mines. He is a member of the Colorado Oil & Gas Association’s Advisory Board of Directors and was the recipient of COGA’s Energy Advocate Award in 2019. Ryan regularly volunteers in K-12 classrooms through the programs offered by Junior Achievement and Society of Petroleum Engineers Energy4Me. Ryan is a board member and treasurer for the University Park Community Council and coaches youth basketball and football.