Mark D. Jordan joined The Buckeye Institute’s board in 2017 and was unanimously elected its chairman in 2026.

Mr. Jordan is president of Knox Energy Inc., an oil and gas exploration and production company located in suburban Columbus, Ohio, which he founded in 1998.

Before forming Knox Energy, Mr. Jordan was employed by CGAS Exploration, Inc., a publicly-owned natural gas producer and marketer. Mr. Jordan held various positions during his 14 years at CGAS, including as field operations supervisor, before ultimately becoming vice president of gas marketing and vice president of land.

Mr. Jordan holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business from Mars Hill University in North Carolina and a Petroleum Technology Associate degree from Seminole State College in Oklahoma. He is a member and trustee of the Ohio Oil and Gas Association (OOGA), a member of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) Underground Technical Committee, and a member of the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA).

Mr. Jordan also serves as a director for the Kirkpatrick Jordan Foundation.