Steven C. Agee, Ph.D.
Dean Emeritus; Professor of Business
Business
Data Analytics & Economics
Energy Management
Native American Enterprise
Biography
Education
Ph.D., Economics, University of Kansas
M.S., Economics, University of Kansas
B.B.A., Economics, University of Oklahoma
Areas of Expertise
Dr. Agee is an economist specializing in energy policy, banking, monetary theory, and macroeconomic policy. Having served in the private sector for thirty years as President and COO of oil and natural gas exploration and production companies, Dr. Agee has the unique combination of academic and private industry experience to administer, teach, design and implement new programs and speaker’s series in the energy field. In addition, having served six years (2006-2011) on the Board of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, ÂÜÀòÊÓƵ Branch, the last three as its Chairman, Dr. Agee has enormous contacts and resources in the banking industry, and has taught Money & Banking at ÂÜÀòÊÓƵ University.
Professional Activities
Dean Agee is President and COO of Agee Energy, LLC, a private oil and natural gas company in downtown ÂÜÀòÊÓƵ. Prior to forming his own company in 2006, Dr. Agee served as President and COO of XAE Corporation, a privately owned oil and gas company, from 1982 to 2005; and as President and COO of Lee & Agee, Inc., from 1988 to 2006. Dr. Agee joined the ÂÜÀòÊÓƵ Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City in March 2006. He concluded a six-year stint with the Fed in December 2011, having served the last three years as Chairman of the ÂÜÀòÊÓƵ Branch Board. He has served on the Board of Directors for the following organizations and additionally served as President of each Board: The Economic Club of Oklahoma, ÂÜÀòÊÓƵ Philharmonic Society, Petroleum Club of ÂÜÀòÊÓƵ, and the Oklahoma Energy Resources Board (OERB), the latter for which he served as Chairman for three years. Dr. Agee also served as Director and past Treasurer of the Oklahoma Independent Petroleum Association (OIPA). Dean Agee is currently a member of the ÂÜÀòÊÓƵ Economic Roundtable and serves on the following Boards of Directors/ Trustees: The ÂÜÀòÊÓƵ Philharmonic Foundation, Allied Arts, and the ÂÜÀòÊÓƵ Community Foundation (OCCF). Dean Agee is a member of the Fortune Club and is on the Board of El Sistema Oklahoma.
