John B. Kiser is the President of Five States Energy Company, Five States Energy Capital, and Five States Sustainable Energy.

John graduated from Texas A&M University where in 1984 he received a BS in Petroleum Engineering. In 1997 he received his MBA from SMU.

John B. Kiser is the founder and President, L2K Strategic Solutions, a management consulting company. Previously he led SDL Citadel, LLC, a research company working to unlock the latent energy in post-industrial solid waste and convert it into commercial-grade liquid fuels.

Mr. Kiser worked at the Lyle School of Engineering at SMU from 2006 – 2015, starting as its Director of Strategic Planning, later becoming Associate Dean, and finally serving as Executive Director of the Hart Center for Engineering Leadership.

Before SMU, John had a wide variety of engineering, marketing, and management roles with oil and gas companies including Lyco Energy Corporation (Dallas), Mobil Oil Corporation (Baton Rouge, Dallas, Pittsburgh), and Exxon Company USA (Midland). His exposure to the oil industry began while in high school giving him nearly thirty years of work experience in the industry.

John currently serves on the Advisory Board of the Carr P. Collins Social Service Center for the Salvation Army, where he was its chairman from 2011-2015. He also serves on the Board of Trustees for St. Philip’s School and Community Center where he is leading a strategic planning effort. John previously served on the Town North YMCA Board of Management from 1997 - 2007, serving two years as its chair after leading three annual sustaining campaigns and a $4M capital campaign.