Mr. Morgan has served as a director of KMI since 2007 and as lead director of KMI since 2011. He served in various management roles for the Kinder Morgan companies from 1997 to 2004, including as President from 2001 until 2004. Mr. Morgan has been Chairman of Triangle Peak Partners, LP, a registered investment adviser and fund manager, since 2008, and was its Chief Executive Officer from 2008 to 2022. He also has been President of Portcullis Partners, L.P., a private investment partnership, since 2004. Mr. Morgan was appointed as a director of Stonepeak-Plus Infrastructure Fund LP in January 2025. Mr. Morgan served as a director of Sunnova Energy International (NYSE: NOVA), a residential energy and storage company, from 2015 to October 2024. He served as a director and chair of the compensation committee of Stem, Inc. (NYSE: STEM), a smart energy storage company, from April 2021 to October 2024. Previously, he served as Chairman of the board of directors of each of Star Peak Energy Transition Corp. (NYSE: STPK) from August 2020 until its merger with Stem, Inc. in April 2021 and Star Peak Corp. II (NYSE: STPC) from January 2021 until its merger with Benson Hill in September 2021. Mr. Morgan was a director of Kayne Anderson MLP Investment Company and Kayne Anderson Energy Total Return Fund, Inc. from 2007 until 2008. As a result of Mr. Morgan s prior service as an executive officer of KMI, he possesses a familiarity with our business operations, financial strategy and organizational structure which enhance his contributions to our Board.