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Aubrey Kerr McClendon (born 1959) is an American businessman and the founder and chief executive officer of American Energy Partners. He is also the co-founder and retired chief executive officer and chairman of Chesapeake Energy Corporation. He has been an outspoken advocate for natural gas as a cleaner and safer alternative to oil and coal fuels. He is one of the owners of the basketball team Oklahoma City Thunder and was part of the ownership that moved the team to Oklahoma City in 2008. He is also a financial supporter of various non-profit organizations and public institutions in Oklahoma City, and owns interests in multiple businesses, restaurants and real estate properties in the greater Oklahoma City area. ==Early life and education== Aubrey Kerr McClendon was born July 14, 1959 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Joe and Carole McClendon. McClendon is the great-nephew of Robert S. Kerr, former governor of Oklahoma and U.S. senator.〔 He spent his childhood in Belle Isle, a neighborhood in Oklahoma City, and attended Belle Isle Elementary School, a public school. Later, he attended Heritage Hall Middle and Upper School, a private school. McClendon played as a wide receiver on his high school's football team, and was voted senior class president at Heritage Hall. He graduated as co-valedictorian of his class.〔〔 As a teenager, he started a lawn mowing business, through which he had an early encounter with Shannon Self, who later became a founding board member of Chesapeake Energy Corporation. McClendon graduated from Duke University in 1981 with a B.A. in history. He minored in accounting and was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.〔 He also met his wife, the former Kathleen (Katie) Upton Byrns, while at Duke.〔 His first job after Duke was as an accountant.〔 Later, he worked as a landman at Jaytex Oil and Gas, a public company in Oklahoma City founded by his uncle, Aubrey M. Kerr, Jr.〔 McClendon left Jaytex in November 1982 to pursue his own business in the oil and natural gas industry.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Aubrey McClendon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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