Claiborne Deming

Active Investor

Director Board of Directors at Grow Progress

Washington, District of Columbia

Claiborne Deming, Director Board of Directors at Grow Progress is an active investor based in Washington, District of Columbia. This profile covers what Claiborne Deming backs, at which stage, and how founders can reach out in 2026.

Mr. Claiborne Deming serves as Senior Advisor at TPH Partners. Mr. Deming is an Angel Investor. He also serves as a Senior Advisor at Outfitter Energy Capital. He also served as Managing Director, Product Market Strategy & Board Member at Sorcero. He sits on the board of Laurel Mountain Energy, LLC. Additionally, he is the Chairman of the Board of Murphy Oil Corporation and served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the company, from October 1, 1994, to December 31, 2008. Prior to assuming that position, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. He joined Murphy in 1979 as a staff attorney. He also serves on the Board of Directors of Murphy Oil, USA, which was spun off from Murphy Oil Corporation in 2013, and is a retailer of petroleum products in the Southeastern and Midwestern United States. He is also a board member of Sorcero, a Washington D.C.-based company that provides artificial intelligence software solutions for the pharmaceutical industry. He served on the Board of Directors of the Entergy Corporation from 2002 to 2006 and was a member of the Arkansas State Board of Education from September 1999 to June 2002. He served as President of the 25-Year Club of the Oil and Gas Industry, past Chairman of the National Petroleum Council, and past Treasurer of the American Petroleum Institute. He was awarded the American Petroleum Institute's 2011 Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Achievement. In addition, he is a former member of both the Vanderbilt University Board of Trust and the Board of Directors of the Jefferson Scholars Foundation of the University of Virginia. He graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree and earned his Juris Doctorate from Tulane University.

Investor type: Angel
Stages: Early Stage VentureLate Stage Venture
Invests in: SaaS & EnterpriseDeveloper Tools & DataGaming & EntertainmentMedia & ContentMarketing & AdTech
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Typical check: $3.8M
Past investments: 5

Notable investments

Engine eCommerceSparkfundFreelanceThe Story of Stuff ProjectSorcero

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