J.P. Whelan is the President of King Energy, based in San Francisco, California. With extensive experience in finance and M&A, they previously held positions at J.P. Morgan Chase and PricewaterhouseCoopers, specializing in M&A advisory and diligence. Whelan has served on various boards, including Shopatron and Quri, and was a Chief Financial Officer at InvestCloud, Inc. They earned a J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School and multiple degrees in English from Stanford University.