Ken Olive currently serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of The Oil & Gas Asset Clearinghouse, which he founded in 1993. Since its inception, The Clearinghouse has closed $2.7 Billion in 120 auction sales and $2.5 Billion in 119 negotiated transactions. The firm has established itself as the only transaction advisor in the world offering complete transaction advisory services in every venue - live and Internet auctions, mid-value negotiated sales, and fully engineered negotiated transactions. Ken is a member of IPAA, AAPL, TIPRO, OIPA and HAPL. He is currently a Regional Board Member for IPAA. In 1997 he was selected as Entrepreneur of the Year in Energy and Energy Services by Ernst and Young�s Entrepreneur of the Year program. He has also been named Outstanding Landman by HAPL and received the APEX award from AAPL for professional excellence and his entrepreneurial spirit.