David Kyle

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David Kyle of Oklahoma City graduated from Oklahoma State University in 1974 with a
bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering and management.

 

“The engineering approach to problem solving ingrained my belief in incremental
improvement,” Kyle says.

 

He is the former president of Oklahoma Natural Gas and ONEOK Inc., and is also an
accomplished impressionist artist. Kyle spent 33 years with ONG and retired from ONEOK as chairman in 2007 and left the board in 2011.

 

He has served as the director of numerous boards including: Bank One Oklahoma, BOK Financial Corporation, Oklahoma Hall of Fame and the Nature Conservancy of Tulsa. Kyle is a past chairman of the OSU Foundation board of trustees and board of governors. Kyle has been inducted into numerous Halls of Fame and received the OSU Distinguished Alumni Award in 2009.

 

“I’m a firm believer in ‘to those whom much is given, much is expected,’” Kyle says. “I’m proud that we’ve been able to give back to the place that has had such a positive impact on my life.”

 

Kyle currently works as an artist, mostly in oils, and travels frequently for inspiration. He is a member of the American Impressionist Society. Kyle and his wife, Tracy, live in Tulsa. They have four children – Taylor, Wes, Allison and Bryan. Kyle is a lifetime member of the OSU Alumni Association.