# Jay Fields

> Jay Fields is the Houston-based CEO of The Fields Companies and president and chief operating officer of JD Fields & Company. He has expanded the family steel distribution business through manufacturing, foundation services and investment ventures, with interests spanning Texas real estate, hospitality, music and film.

- **Role:** CEO at The Fields Companies
- **Organizations:** The Fields Companies, JD Fields & Company, Inc., Foxgate Capital, Foxgate Records, Bear Dean Capital, Harris County Sheriff’s Office Foundation, Southern Methodist University Circle of Champions
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science in Economics, Southern Methodist University
- **Known for:** Led expansion from steel distribution into manufacturing and related foundation services., Oversaw the group during the 2021 acquisition of L.B. Foster’s piling products division., Led The Fields Companies during the 2022 opening of its Houston spiralweld mill partnership with HDM.

## Career timeline

- **1995-1999** — Studied economics at Southern Methodist University.
- **2011** — Lists the start of his service as a founding member and director of the Harris County Sheriff’s Office Foundation.
- **2012** — Lists membership in SMU’s Circle of Champions from this year.
- **2018** — Became chief operating officer of JD Fields & Company.
- **2020** — The Fields Companies holding organization was established; the group acquired Alameda Pipe & Fab. Fields and Eric Houston launched Eric & Jay’s RV Resort.
- **2021** — The group launched JDF Equipment and acquired L.B. Foster’s piling products division.
- **2022** — The Houston JDF/HDM Spiralweld Mill held its opening ceremony on September 28.
- **2025** — The Fields Companies was a Houston Business Journal family business awards honoree; a Maryland fabrication center was announced.
- **2026** — Named a Houston Business Journal Most Admired CEO honoree.

## Achievements

- Led expansion from steel distribution into manufacturing and related foundation services.
- Oversaw the group during the 2021 acquisition of L.B. Foster’s piling products division.
- Led The Fields Companies during the 2022 opening of its Houston spiralweld mill partnership with HDM.
- Credited as an executive producer of Drunk Bus.
- Named a 2026 Houston Business Journal Most Admired CEO honoree.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Named among Houston Business Journal’s 2026 Most Admired CEO honorees.
- **2025-09** — Maryland announced a $50 million Fields HDM fabrication center at Tradepoint Atlantic, with about 150 planned jobs and an expected early-2027 start of operations.
- **2025-03** — The Fields Companies published an overview of its SMU athlete sponsorships, including Matt Cross’s account of Fields’s support.

## Links

- Website: https://www.thefieldscos.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jay-fields-houston-jdfields
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/companiesfields

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