Management Team

Tim Latimer has served as our Chief Executive Officer and a member of our board of directors since 2018.

Prior to founding Fervo Energy, Mr. Latimer worked as a Drilling Engineer at BHP Billiton, and as a Consultant with Biota Technology prior to that. Mr. Latimer was also previously a fellow at Activate and the Clean Energy Leadership Institute.

Mr. Latimer holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Tulsa, a Master of Business Administration from Stanford University Graduate School of Business and Master of Science in the Emmet Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources from Stanford University.

Mr. Latimer was honored as an Innovator Under 35 by MIT Technology Review in 2024 and a Presidential Leadership Scholar in 2022 and was granted the Geothermal Pioneer Award by Geothermal Rising in 2023. We believe Mr. Latimer’s visionary leadership, innovative thinking, and deep commitment to sustainable energy solutions, as well as his extensive knowledge and experience in geothermal energy development and renewable energy markets, make him particularly qualified to serve as a member of our board of directors.

Jack Norbeck, PhD, has served as our Chief Technology Officer since 2017. He also served as a member of the board of directors from 2019 until 2026.

Prior to founding Fervo Energy, Dr. Norbeck held various expert research and engineering roles in the energy and infrastructure sectors, including Fellow at Activate, Research Assistant at the Earth Sciences Division of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Mendenhall Postdoctoral Fellow and Research Petroleum Engineer at the Earthquake Science Center of the U.S. Geological Survey, and Computational Geophysicist at Idaho National Laboratory.

Dr. Norbeck holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder, a Master of Science in Civil Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Energy Resources Engineering from Stanford University.

David Ulrey has served as Chief Financial Officer of Fervo Energy since 2021.

Prior to joining Fervo Energy, Mr. Ulrey held finance and leadership positions in the energy and infrastructure sectors, including at NOV where he held positions as Director of NOV Renewables and Director of Corporate Management and at Simmons & Company, Energy Specialists of Piper Jaffray where he held a position as an Investment Banking Associate. He began his career as an Officer in the U.S. Army.

Mr. Ulrey holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and a Master of Business Administration from the Harvard School of Business.

Christian Gradl is Fervo Energy’s Senior Vice President, GeoBlock Factory, where he leads all aspects of the engineering, construction, and delivery for Fervo’s modular wellfield and power facilities. Mr. Gradl joined Fervo Energy in 2019 and prior to that was a member of Fervo’s Technical Advisory Board since 2018.

Before joining Fervo, he had an extensive career in well engineering and operations management for Hess Corporation and BP. In the Bakken Shale Mr. Gradl managed a $400MM annual budget and pioneered many innovative completions practices. He further led shale appraisal activities in the Utica shale and for several international shale prospects.

Christian holds a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Leoben in Austria and an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin.

Sarah Jewett serves as Chief Operating Officer at Fervo Energy, overseeing the core corporate operations that drive the company's growth, including supply chain, land, permitting, policy, communications, strategy, and people operations.

Prior to joining Fervo in 2020 she held leadership roles in corporate development at Select Energy Services and worked as an engineer at Schlumberger.

Ms. Jewett earned a Bachelor of Arts in Engineering Sciences and Studio Art and a Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering from Dartmouth College and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School.

Dawn Owens has served as Senior Vice President, Head of Development & Commercial Markets at Fervo Energy since 2020.

Ms. Owens previously held roles in management and business development at various energy companies, including East Bay Community Energy, Experis, NRG Energy, and GenOn Energy.

Ms. Owens holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from New Mexico State University and a Master of Business Administration from the University of San Francisco’s Masagung Business School.

Gustavo Torres has served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary of Fervo Energy since 2023.

Mr. Torres served as General Counsel at Prime Natural Resources for over ten years where his responsibilities included overseeing the legal, risk, compliance, and corporate governance functions at Prime Natural Resources and its portfolio companies, including FlexSteel Pipeline Technologies. He began his career as an Associate at Akin Gump Straus Hauer & Feld and DLA Piper.

Mr. Torres holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Grinnell College and a Juris Doctor from the University of Texas School of Law.

Quinn Woodard Jr. serves as Fervo’s Vice President, Operations. Prior to his promotion to lead operations, Mr. Woodward led the engineering, construction, and delivery of Fervo’s power facilities.

Prior to joining Fervo, Mr. Woodard held engineering and supervisory roles at Chevron for nine years.

Mr. Woodard holds a Bachelor of Sciences in Electrical Engineering from the University of Tulsa and a Master of Business Administration from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business.