Tim Dove is president and chief executive officer of Pioneer Natural Resources. He is a member of Pioneer’s management committee and has served on the board of directors since 2013. Under his leadership, Pioneer has become one of the most efficient operators among the U.S. shale resource companies.

Mr. Dove joined Pioneer’s predecessor company, Parker & Parsley, in 1994 as vice president of business development, and was promoted to senior vice president in 1996 until the formation of Pioneer in 1997. Dove’s initial role at Pioneer was executive vice president of business development until he was appointed executive vice president and chief financial officer in 2000. He became Pioneer’s president and chief operating officer in 2004, before being named president and chief executive officer in 2017.

Prior to joining Parker & Parsley, Mr. Dove worked for Diamond Shamrock Corporation and a successor, Maxus Energy Corporation. He serves on the corporate development committee of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.), and is a member of the board of trustees of the Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas Foundation.

Mr. Dove holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from M.I.T., and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago.