Buddy Clarke most recently served as managing director for Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors' energy private equity activities. He focused on identifying investment opportunities as part of Kayne Anderson's emphasis on energy transactions. Prior to joining Kayne Anderson in 2008, Mr. Clarke was an associate in the natural resources investment banking group of Lehman Brothers, where he was involved in numerous financial advisory and underwriting engagements for midstream and upstream oil and gas companies. Mr Clarke earned a B.B.A. in Finance in the Business Honors Program and a B.A. in the Plan II Honors Program from the University of Texas at Austin in 2005.