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Former Chesapeake Energy CEO Aubrey McClendon has died in a single-car accident.
He was the cofounder of Chesapeake Energy and turned it into the country's second-largest natural-gas producer. McClendon was also a key player in the shale boom that has changed the global-oil markets over the last decade.
Business Insider took a closer look at the career McClendon built.
Editor's Note: Former Business Insider writer Rob Wile contributed to an earlier version of this feature.
Aubrey Kerr McClendon was born on July 14, 1959, in Oklahoma City.Foundation OKCPSSource: FoundationOKCPS
He came from a prominent Oklahoma family. His great-uncle, Robert Kerr, was the state's 12th governor.Wikimedia
Source: Forbes
McClendon was voted class president and was the valedictorian of the Heritage Hall school in Oklahoma City.Foundation OKCPS
Source: FoundationOKCPS
McClendon then attended Duke University, where he majored in history and minored in accounting. There is now a dorm there named after his family.Via Flickr
Source: Duke Today
At Duke, McClendon met Kathleen Upton Byrns. They married in 1981.Foundation OKCPS
Source: FoundationOKCPS
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