Empowering the Men & Women who Power the World.

Our mission is to empower all the men and women who power the world by creating economic opportunity and building community across the strongest network in the energy industry.

RigUp's leadership team has a unique combination of expertise in oil and gas, technology, and business building.

Xuan Yong Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder

Before co-founding RigUp, Xuan was an energy investor at Citadel and D.E. Shaw. He began his career as an energy analyst at Goldman Sachs. Xuan graduated from Texas A&M University.

Mike Witte Chief Operating Officer and Co-founder 

Mike previously worked at Encana Corporation as a petroleum engineer and in energy private equity consulting. Mike graduated from Columbia Business School and Texas A&M University.

Tyler Myracle Chief Product Officer 

Tyler previously managed operations across drilling, completions, and production at Hilcorp and BHP and is a self-taught programmer. Tyler graduated from Texas A&M University.

Jordan McCoy Chief Technical Officer 

Jordan has been a key technical leader at multiple startups, most recently helping lead StoredIQ to acquisition by IBM. Jordan graduated from the University of Texas at Austin.

Kaitlyn DeBernardo Vice President of Strategy 

Kaitlyn previously worked in strategy at Chevron. Before that she was an energy analyst at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Kaitlyn graduated from Stanford Graduate School of Business and Columbia University.

John Mark Warren Vice President of Finance

John Mark managed his family-owned oil and gas business. Prior to that he worked as a technology analyst at Morgan Stanley. John Mark graduated from University of Arizona.

Sehr Charania Vice President of Talent

Sehr was previously the Head of People and Impact at ipsy, a venture-backed startup in San Francisco. Before that, she co-founded and sold a family-owned electricity company. Sehr graduated from Brown University.