Steven J Kean is COO and president of Kinder Morgan, as well as a member of the Chairman’s Office. In addition, he is on the board of all publicly-traded entities for the firm. With all his roles, Kean is in charge of directing the firm’s vision and strategy as well as allotting capital to its business units. Further, he coordinates Kinder Morgan’s attempts to “achieve operational excellence.” Other roles he has held at the company since coming on board in 2002 include: VP of Strategic Planning for its Natural Gas Pipelines; Executive VP of Operations and President of the Natural Gas Pipelines segment.