Alexandra Pruner

Pruner is originally from Chicago and attended the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools. She went on to attend Brown University where she earned a bachelor's degree in economics. She is married to David Pruner, Partner at Heidrick & Struggles, who also serves as an adjunct professor in Management and Finance at Rice University, and has two children.

Pruner's first job in financial services was at Shearson Lehman Brothers, where she worked as a vice president in New York. She later spent several years as a Director of Investor Relations, first at NUI Corporation and then at the Houston Exploration Company. In 2002, Pruner was named Publisher of World Oil magazine and promoted to Senior Vice President of Gulf Publishing Company.

In 2007, Pruner co-founded Tudor Pickering, Holt & Co., where she helped oversee the company's growth from 20 to 150 employees during her first few years at the firm. Pruner became a Partner and CFO of Perella Weinberg Partners in 2016, after Tudor Pickering combined with the firm.

Pruner founded the Women's Global Leadership Conference in Energy & Technology in 2003, one of the largest women's events in the oil and gas industry.

Pruner currently serves on the Board of Directors of The Houston Zoo and served on the Executive Committee of United Way of Greater Houston, a nonprofit organization tackling key social issues in the community. She previously served as Co-Chair of the Alexis de Tocqueville Society at the United Way organization. She also has served as the President of the Houston Symphony Endowment.