# Brad Childers

> Brad Childers is president and CEO of Archrock, the Houston-based natural gas compression services company. He became CEO of predecessor Exterran Holdings in 2011 after a career in corporate law, business development and operations. He also serves on Yellowstone Schools’ board, co-chaired its campus capital campaign and hosts the Power Leaders podcast.

- **Role:** President and Chief Executive Officer at Archrock
- **Organizations:** Archrock, Exterran Holdings, Universal Compression, Occidental Petroleum, Sullivan & Cromwell, Yellowstone Schools
- **Education:** B.A., Claremont McKenna College, J.D., University of Southern California
- **Known for:** Led Exterran’s turnaround and introduction of regular quarterly dividends by 2014., Led Archrock through the 2015 separation of international services and global fabrication., Oversaw the 2024 TOPS acquisition, announced at $983 million, expanding electric motor drive compression capabilities.

## Career timeline

- **1989–1994** — Corporate and securities lawyer at Sullivan & Cromwell in Los Angeles.
- **1994–1999** — Corporate counsel at Occidental.
- **1999–2002** — Vice president, business development at Occidental Oil and Gas Corporation.
- **2002** — Appointment as senior vice president and general counsel at Universal Compression announced in August; subsequent filings record joining in September.
- **2006** — Becomes president of Universal’s international division in July.
- **2007** — Becomes senior vice president at Exterran Holdings after the Universal-Hanover merger.
- **2008** — Becomes president of North America operations at Exterran Energy Solutions.
- **2011** — Interim CEO in November; permanent president and CEO appointment in December.
- **2013** — Begins service on the company board in April.
- **2014** — Yellowstone Academy directorship begins in February.
- **2015** — Continues leading the domestic compression business when Exterran Holdings is renamed Archrock after its spin-off.
- **2023** — Co-chairs Yellowstone. Forever. campaign with Janet Childers and Anne and Les Csorba.
- **2024** — Archrock completes TOPS acquisition; Yellowstone honors the Childerses and Csorbas at Party in the Park.
- **2026** — Hosts Power Leaders, interviewing energy and industrial executives.

## Achievements

- Led Exterran’s turnaround and introduction of regular quarterly dividends by 2014.
- Led Archrock through the 2015 separation of international services and global fabrication.
- Oversaw the 2024 TOPS acquisition, announced at $983 million, expanding electric motor drive compression capabilities.
- Co-chaired the Yellowstone. Forever. capital campaign supporting campus expansion and academic investment.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Archrock reported second-quarter revenue of $371.2 million and net income of $66.7 million; announced an eight-year customer agreement covering approximately 665,000 horsepower and outlined a $1.4 billion–$1.6 billion cumulative growth capital opportunity for 2027–2030.
- **—** — Hosts Power Leaders; publicly featured conversations include Caterpillar’s John Shanahan and Ariel CEO Alex Wright.
- **2025-05** — Appeared on Ben Fanning’s Lead the Team podcast in the episode published May 8, 2025.

## Links

- Website: https://www.archrock.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brad-childers-7363955/

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Last updated: 2026-10-22