A 33 year energy industry veteran, Mr. Pinchback is currently Vice President – Business Development for Plains All American Pipeline. In James’ 14 years with Plains he has championed Plains pipeline growth strategy in the Rockies, Mid-Continent and Permian Basin. Over the last 5 years, James has been solely focused on asset growth in the Permian Basin and expanding Plains gathering, trunkline and long-haul transport footprint. Prior to joining Plains in 2006, Mr. Pinchback worked 19 years at Amoco/BP in the supply, trading and marketing space. Mr. Pinchback holds a BS in Petroleum Engineering from Louisiana Tech University.