Danni Morris

Danni Morris joined ETX Energy as Chief Financial Officer in September 2014. Danni formerly served as Treasurer for WPX Energy Inc. and has a 20+-year tenure in the energy business, having performed most of her career at the Williams Companies, Inc. and WPX. While serving as Treasurer of WPX, she also managed the insurance portfolio. Prior to WPX Energy’s spinoff from the Williams Companies, Danni was a manager in the business development group and led the group in various acquisitions. Danni joined the business development group in 2002, where she worked on acquisitions for Williams – assets that would become critical to WPX Energy – including the Bakken oil play in North Dakota and the Marcellus interests in Pennsylvania. She led the $600 million acquisition of certain interests in Susquehanna County, adding to the company’s Marcellus position.

In 2000, Danni joined the E&P planning group and was in this role during Williams’ acquisition of Barrett Resources in 2001. While at Williams she also worked on the Berkshire loan, various secured financings, E&P asset sales and a margin less hedge facility. During this time and through 2011, she also managed the hedging program. In her planning, business development and treasury roles at Williams and WPX, Danni has worked on various financial structures such as Section 29 Tax Credit monetization, volumetric production payments (VPP), master limited partnerships (MLP), royalty trusts, like-kind exchanges, tax partnerships and joint venture drill-to-earn structures with a drilling carry. Additionally, she spent four years in accounting in Williams’ E&P and energy groups. Danni began her career in 1993 at Kaiser-Francis Oil Co., where she served in accounting roles.

Danni earned a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Finance from Northeastern State University, magna cum laude in 1993, and she earned an MBA from the University of Tulsa, graduating with honors, in 2002. Danni served on the executive board of Emergency Infant Services in Tulsa.