Ted A. Izatt

Chief Financial Officer

Ted A. Izatt is currently the Chief Financial Officer for Quantum Reservoir Impact (QRI) and was previously the #1 ranked Institutional Investor All-American fixed income analyst for Energy. He was ranked #1 for six of the previous seven years prior to 2008. Institutional Investor highlighted his outstanding credentials, including his ability to move markets, his significant relationships within the oil and gas industry and with investors, and his ability to see beyond financials to truly understand the company management.

Prior to joining QRI, Mr. Izatt was a Senior Managing Director in the highly rated Bear Stearns’ fixed income research department from 2004-2008. He covered the Global High Grade and Crossover Energy and Basic Materials industries.

From 1997 to 2004, Mr. Izatt was a Senior Vice President for Lehman Brothers and was responsible for coverage of oil and gas on a global basis.

From 1992 to 1997, Mr. Izatt worked for Moody’s Investors Service. His most recent assignment was Managing Director of the global oil and gas group, with responsibility for the ratings of oil and gas companies and energy-related project financing throughout the world. He also covered project finance and numerous companies including integrated oils, exploration and production, oil services, and drilling. Additional ratings experience included structured financing and energy companies involved in other industries such as steel, shipping and chemicals. He played a key role in establishing Moody’s analytic framework for rating project financing above the foreign currency ceilings.

From 1987 to 1993, Mr. Izatt worked as Vice President/Associate Director, Corporate Finance officer for Barclay’s de Zoete Wedd/Barclay’s Bank PLC. He worked on originating, structuring and negotiating investment and commercial banking transactions for international energy corporations and domestic U.S. pipeline companies. From 1984 to 1987, he worked for Bank America in marketing, assisted in valuing acquisitions and managed a team mandated to identify problem credits.

Mr. Izatt holds both an M.B.A. degree and a B.A. degree in journalism from Brigham Young University and spent two years in Japan doing volunteer work. In addition, he has served on the alumni board of the Marriott School of Management and is the past Chairman of the Houston Region BYU Alumni Association.