Brooks Shughart

Brooks Shughart joined Ascent in 2020. Before joining Ascent, Mr. Shughart worked at First Reserve, an energy-focused private equity firm, for 8 years in various roles including his most recent position as Managing Director. Prior to First Reserve, Mr. Shughart worked in the Mergers and Acquisitions Group for Credit Suisse. Prior to Credit Suisse, he held positions in the energy groups of Lazard Freres and Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette / CS First Boston. Mr. Shughart earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from The University of Texas at Austin.