
In the Top 30% of 1339 Similar Sized Companies on Comparably
In the Top 35% of 65 Nearby Companies in Houston
3rd place versus 4 competitors rated on Comparably
Mr. Steven J. Kean, also known as Steve, has been the President at Kinder Morgan, Inc., since March 31, 2013 and its Chief Executive Officer since June 1, 2015. Mr. Kean has been an Executive Vice President of Colorado Interstate Gas Company L.L.C. since May 2012. Mr. Kean served as Chief Operating Officer of Kinder Morgan G.P., Inc. (General Partner of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP) since January 2006 and serves as its President and Director. He serves as the Non-Independent Chair of the Board and Chief Executive Officer at Kinder Morgan Canada Limited and has been its Director since April 21, 2017. He served as Executive Vice President of Kinder Morgan GP Inc. He has been the Chief Operating Officer of Kinder Morgan Management LLC since January 2006 and its President since March 31, 2013. Mr. Kean served as Chief Operating Officer of Kinder Morgan, Inc. since February 2011. He served as the President of El Paso Pipeline GP Company, L.L.C., the general Partner of El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. since March 31, 2013 and has been its Chief Operating Officer since May 25, 2012. He served as Executive Vice President of Kinder Morgan Management LLC from January 2006 to March 31, 2013. He served as Executive Vice President of El Paso Pipeline GP Company, L.L.C. since May 25, 2012. He served as President of Natural Gas Pipelines of Kinder Morgan Management LLC since July 2008. He served as the President of Natural Gas Pipelines of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP. He served as Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of Managers of Kinder Morgan Holdco LLC(a/k/a Knight Holdco LLC) since May 2007 until February, 2011. Mr. Kean served as an Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Kinder Morgan Kansas, Inc. (formerly, Knight Inc.) since May 4, 2005 and January 2006, respectively. He served as an Executive Vice President of Operations at Kinder Morgan Management, LLC, Kinder Morgan G.P., Inc. and Kinder Morgan, Inc. from May 2005 to January 2006. He served as a Member of the Office of the Chairman of Kinder Morgan Kansas, Inc. and Kinder Morgan G P Inc., since May 4, 2005 and Executive Vice President of Operations from May 2, 2005 to January 2006. He served as a Member of the Office of the Chairman of Kinder Morgan Management LLC from May 4, 2005 to January 2006. Mr. Kean served as Vice President (President - Texas Intrastate Natural Gas Pipelines) of Kinder Morgan Management, LLC and Kinder Morgan G.P., Inc. from June 2002 to May 2005. He served as Vice President of Strategic Planning for Kinder Morgan Natural Gas Group from January 2002 to June 2002. He served as an Executive Vice President and Chief of Staff of Enron Creditors Recovery Corp. (formerly, Enron Corp.) from July 1999 to December 2001. He served as Senior Vice President, Government Affairs, Enron Corp. from 1997 to 1999. He has been Director at Kinder Morgan, Inc. since May 2007. He serves as a Director of Colorado Interstate Gas Company L.L.C. He has been Director of El Paso Pipeline GP Company, L.L.C., the general Partner of El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. since May 2012. He serves as Director of Kinder Morgan Holdco LLC. He served as Manager of Kinder Morgan Holdco LLC and Kinder Morgan, Inc. since May 2007. Mr. Kean holds Juris Doctor from the University of Iowa in May 1985 and Bachelor of Arts degree from Iowa State University in May 1982.
The CEO score provides an understanding of how employees feel about the CEO’s leadership style and effectiveness at Kinder Morgan.
Based on 92 ratings, Steven Kean ranks right below ConocoPhillips' CEO, Ryan Lance.
Kinder Morgan's CEO is highly regarded by Caucasian employees, the Operations department, and Male employees. However, employees with Over 10 Years experience have a less favorable view of the CEO and believe there is room for improvement. Overall, the CEO score has remained stable over the last 90 days.
Kinder Morgan ranks in the Top 30% of other companies on Comparably with 10,000+ Employees for CEO Rating Score.
Kinder Morgan ranks in the Top 35% of other companies in Houston for CEO Rating Score.
