J. Chris Steinhauser

Mr. Steinhauser is a certified public accountant with 40 years of experience in the energy and financial services industries. He is a graduate of the University of Southern California with a Bachelor’s degree in Business and conducted graduate studies at the University of Denver Graduate Tax Program. Mr. Steinhauser began his career with Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co. (KPMG) from 1981 through 1984. From September 1987 through January, 1998, Mr. Steinhauser was employed by Sharon Energy Ltd. and Sharon Resources, Inc., their operating subsidiary, ultimately serving as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the parent and President, COO and Director of the subsidiary. He is experienced in financial and SEC reporting, shareholder communications, tax filings, and other aspects of a public oil and gas exploration and production company. From January 1998 until June 2000, he was employed by Petrohawk Energy as a Director and Chief Financial Officer where his primary activities included Beta’s initial public offering and listing on Nasdaq NMS, business development and corporate acquisitions. From 2000 to 2010, Mr. Steinhauser was employed by GeoPetro Resources Company as its Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Finance. From April 2010 until September 2013 he served as EVP of M&A and CFO for Norse Energy Corp. and EVP of Inflection Energy from September 2013 until June 2014. In 2015 he cofounded Bridge Energy Partners as Manager and CFO until present. Mr. Steinhauser has served as a director of GeoPetro since October 2021 and is presently a member of its Audit Committee.