T. Boone Pickens
Thomas Boone Pickens, Jr. (T. Boone) is an American businessman and investor who is the head of private equity firm BP Capital Management. During the 1980's, Pickens helped Mesa Petroleum became one of the first independent oil companies to use mergers and acquisitions to promote growth rather than just exploration. Pickens' most notable takeover bid was for Gulf Oil during the 80's, landing him on the cover of Time magazine.
T. Boone successfully predicted that crude oil would cross $100 per barrel in 2008. His oil predections are market moving.
