Page updated April 25, 2012.

Robert W. Best

Muckety metrics:

Connections: Robert W. Best has direct or once-removed relationships with 275 people, organizations or other entities in our database of the most influential people in America. Under a scoring system that gives more weight to direct links, this score is higher than 78% of all entries.

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Muckety connection score: 78

Influence: Best has a Muckety influence index of 90 out of 100. This is a measure of power and reach compared with others in the U.S. leadership elite.

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Muckety influence score: 90

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Robert W. Best

Gender: Male

Age in 2012: 66

Address: Lives and/or works in Dallas, TX

Areas of interest:

business

energy industry

Personal social network: Much of Best's Muckety comes from business connections.

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Financial information:

As an officer, director and/or owner of publicly traded securities, Robert W. Best has filed documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission. >> See filings

Robert W. Best current relationships:

Atmos Energy Corporation - chairman

National Petroleum Council - member

Five degrees of Kevin:

We can connect Robert W. Best with Kevin Bacon in five steps:
Robert W. Best → National Petroleum Council →
  Lee R. Raymond → JPMorgan Chase & Co. →
    Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities →

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Extended reach:

Among the most influential people in Robert W. Best's web of second-degree relationships:

Andrew N. Liveris

Ray R. Irani

John J. Hamre

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Robert W. Best campaign contributions:

Listed below are federal donations of $3,000+ reported to the FEC.

American Gas Association PAC - $5,000 on 4/28/2011

American Gas Association PAC - $5,000 on 3/29/2011

American Gas Association PAC - $3,000 on 5/14/2010

American Gas Association PAC - $5,000 on 2/26/2009

American Gas Association PAC - $5,000 on 5/6/2008

American Gas Association PAC - $3,000 on 2/28/2007

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