Kimberly L. Bell
Partner
Kimberly L. Bell is a Partner of GEC. Her responsibilities include originating and evaluating new opportunities and supporting the growth of GEC portfolio companies.
Kimberly has over 20 years of technical energy investing experience. She was previously a founder of Vendera Resources, an institutionally-backed series of energy investment funds. As President of Vendera, Kimberly served on the investment committee and built and led the technical team. Prior to Vendera, Kimberly held corporate development and A&D positions with Hunt Petroleum Corporation and Five States Energy in Dallas. She began her career as a production engineer with Union Pacific Resources.
Kimberly graduated from the Colorado School of Mines (BS, Chemical Engineering and Petroleum Refining), and has an MBA from Southern Methodist University. She is a registered professional engineer in the state of Texas, and is certified by the SPE. She is a member or board member of several industry organizations, and is a member of the steering committee of the Houston Women in VC.
Portfolio Company Directorships:
Estis Compression
Objective Laboratory Analysis
Flic Financial