Meet the Team

Mr. Keanini has served as President & CEO of Outrigger Energy III since 2025. Prior to that he co-founded Outrigger Energy II in 2017 and served as President & CEO until its sale to Summit Midstream Partners and Kinder Morgan in 2023 and 2025, respectively.  Prior to that Mr. Keanini founded Outrigger Energy I in 2013 and served as its President & CEO until its sale to Targa Resources and Tallgrass Energy in 2017. He has over 40 years of experience in the Oil and Gas Industry and was previously the President & COO of Bear Tracker Energy LLC from 2010 until its sale to Summit Midstream Partners in 2013. Prior to that role, Mr. Keanini was General Manager of Rockies Midstream for Anadarko Petroleum Corporation where he had commercial and operational responsibility for over 25 facilities in the Rocky Mountain region. Before joining Anadarko, Mr. Keanini was Vice President Engineering, Environmental & Safety for Western Gas Resources. He is past President of the Rocky Mountain Gas Processors Association and currently serves as a Director for the Western Energy Alliance as well as 2 non-profit organizations. Mr. Keanini has a B.Sc. in Chemical and Petroleum Refining Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines and an MBA from the University of Denver.

Mr. Jhunjhunwala has approximately 25 years of experience in midstream and energy finance. He joined Outrigger Energy in 2013 and has served as EVP, Chief Financial Officer since that time. Prior to that he was a Managing Director in Citigroup’s Global Energy Investment Banking Group based in Houston, Texas. In that role, he was responsible for midstream client coverage where he developed extensive knowledge evaluating, structuring and executing midstream and MLP transactions, including numerous IPOs, follow-on equity and debt offerings as well as mergers, acquisitions and divestitures. Prior to joining Citigroup, he held positions of increasing responsibility within the Energy investment banking groups of UBS Investment Bank and Merrill Lynch. Mr. Jhunjhunwala graduated with honors from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where he received a BS in Economics with a concentration in Finance.

Mr. Woodruff has over 30 years of oil and gas industry experience focused on commercial development, asset management, acquisitions and divestitures, and regulatory, legislative and public affairs in the Rocky Mountain, Permian Basin and Mid-Continent regions. He joined Outrigger Energy in 2013 and served as EVP, Chief Commercial Officer with Outrigger Energy II from 2017 – 2025 and as SVP – Business Development with Outrigger Energy I from 2013 – 2017.  Prior to that, he served as Regional Manager of Commercial Development for Anadarko Petroleum Corporation. In that role, he was responsible for business development and commercial operations of several high-growth midstream assets during an 11-year period which included his tenure at Western Gas Resources. He has also held midstream business development roles at El Paso Field Services and Kinder Morgan Inc. and worked as Manager of Govt. Affairs for the Coastal Corporation. He began his career as the Director of Regulatory Affairs with the Independent Petroleum Association of Mountain States, now the Western Energy Alliance. He has served on the Board of Directors of the Independent Petroleum Association of Mountain States, Petroleum Association of Wyoming, the Utah Association of Energy Users and the Utah Energy Infrastructure Authority. Mr. Woodruff holds a BA from Skidmore College.

Mr. Kitson has represented clients in the State of Colorado for over 20 years in a wide array of disciplines, including commercial contract negotiations, mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, insurance, employment, and commercial litigation.  Mr. Kitson joined Outrigger in 2018 as its Managing Counsel and has served as its Senior Vice President and General Counsel since March 2020.  Prior to joining Outrigger, Mr. Kitson was a Senior Counsel for MarkWest Energy Partners (a subsidiary of MPLX LP).  Mr. Kitson joined MarkWest in 2012 and served in a variety of legal positions with increasing responsibility, culminating in his final role as the lead attorney with primary responsibility for all business and corporate development matters nationwide for MPLX’s Gathering and Processing Business Unit at the time of his departure in 2018.   Before working for MarkWest, Mr. Kitson was a commercial litigator and trial attorney with the Denver offices of Snell & Wilmer LLP and Ballard Spahr LLP.  Mr. Kitson received a B.A. in Economics with Distinction from Colorado College (2001) and a J.D. from the University of Colorado (2004). 

Ms. Odell brings over 30 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, with expertise in business development, acquisitions and divestitures, marketing, accounting, finance, and regulatory affairs. She joined Outrigger in 2014 and has served as Vice President of Commercial & Marketing since March 2022. Previously, she consulted on energy and regulatory matters and was Director of Pipeline Affairs at Anadarko Petroleum. She began her career at Western Gas Resources, holding roles in marketing, business development, and managing the regulated pipelines division. Ms. Odell holds a BS in Accounting from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and serves on the Board of Women in Oil and Gas Association (WOGA).

Mr. Olson has extensive experience in executive management, finance management, financial reporting and accounting. He began his career with Deloitte & Touche LLP in Denver, CO and has worked in accounting and finance for over 30 years. Mr. Olson holds a BS in Business and Accounting from John Brown University.