TBHF BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SOLARIS ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE
FOUNDER, CHAIRMAN AND CO-CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
HOUSTON
Bill Zartler has an extensive background in both building and managing growth businesses and energy industry investing. Bill is the Founder, Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer of Solaris Energy Infrastructure, Inc. (NYSE:SEI)
SEI is an industry leader in both distributed power solutions for data center, industrial loads and oil and gas production operations, as well as well-site equipment and logistics services delivering proppant or “frac sand” used during hydraulic fracturing operations. After founding the business in 2014, Bill led SEI’s successful initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange in May 2017 and the subsequent growth of the business.
Bill also founded Solaris Water in 2016 to develop and deliver large scale water infrastructure, disposal and recycling treatment solutions to the Upstream Industry in the Permian Basin. Bill led the IPO of Solaris Water under the name Aris Water Solutions in 2021 and served as the Executive Chairman until its sale in 2025.
Prior to founding the Solaris Companies in 2014, Bill was a Founder and Managing Partner of Denham Capital Management, a global energy and commodities private equity firm. He led Denham’s global investing activity in the midstream and oilfield services sectors and served on the investment and executive committees. While at Denham, Bill served on the boards of numerous portfolio companies, including NGL Energy Partners (NYSE:NGL), Gulf Atlantic Operations and Kitimat LNG. Previously, Bill held the role of Senior Vice President and General Manager at Dynegy Inc., building and managing the natural gas liquids business. Prior to that he held the roles of Feedstock Trading Manager and Business Analyst at Dow Hydrocarbons and Resources.
Bill received the EY Entrepreneur of the year award for the Gulf Coast Region in 2018. He earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin and an MBA from Texas A&M University. He also completed the Stanford Business School Executive Program, was recognized as Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering Distinguished Alumni and serves on the advisory board of the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin and the board of directors of the Texas Business Hall of Fame Foundation.