Mr. Gerber served as the Chief Executive Officer of EQT Corporation (EQT), an integrated energy producer, from 1998 to 2010 and later became Executive Chairman of the company from 2010 to 2011. Prior to joining EQT, Mr. Gerber was instrumental in creating and was the first CEO of Coral Energy (now Shell Trading), the largest natural gas trading company in the USA. Before that, Mr. Gerber held a number of management and geo-technical positions at Shell, including service as Treasurer of the company. He is a member of the board of trustees of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust. Mr. Gerber serves as BlackRock’s Lead Independent Director.