Gordon Helm, prior to his retirement in October 2018, served as the Vice President and Controller of Helmerich & Payne, Inc., an NYSE- listed Tulsa-based contract drilling company, where he worked for 27 years. Helmerich & Payne, Inc. is one of the largest land rig contractors in the United States and also operates in numerous countries around the world. Gordon has over thirty-five years of accounting and business experience, with the last twenty-seven being at Helmerich & Payne.
Gordon received both his bachelor's degree in business administration (1975) and his master's degree in business administration (1978) from Oral Roberts University. He is also a certified public accountant (CPA).