Leadership Team

USA Compression Leadership

The leadership team at USA Compression embodies our commitment to service, safety and operational excellence. Grounded in integrity and driven by innovation, our leaders work alongside our employees, customers, and partners to build lasting relationships and create value nationwide. Their vision ensures that USA Compression continues to be a trusted, long-term natural gas compression partner.

Clint Green

President and Chief Executive Officer

Clint Green has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of USA Compression since October 2024. Mr. Green served as Group Senior Vice President of Construction & Project Execution for Energy Transfer from April 2022 to October 2024. Mr. Green previously served as Vice President of Operations for Energy Transfer’s Western Division from August 2018 to April 2022. He joined Energy Transfer in 2015 as Senior Director in the compression group through Energy Transfer’s merger with Regency Energy Partners. Prior to Energy Transfer, he held positions at Hanover Compression, CDM Resource Management and SEC Energy and brings more than 25 years of experience in the oil and gas industry.

Christopher M. Paulsen

Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Christopher M. Paulsen has served as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of USA Compression since November 2024. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Paulsen was Senior Vice President of Business Development and Strategy for Pioneer Natural Resources Company, a large independent oil and gas exploration and production company he joined in 2002. He was involved in various functions over 22 years at Pioneer, including mergers and acquisitions, negotiations, strategy, marketing, investor relations, subsurface, operations and energy transition. Prior to Pioneer, he held planning and treasury roles with SBC Communications. Mr. Paulsen received his B.B.A. from Baylor University and his M.B.A. from the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas.

Christopher Wauson

Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer

Christopher Wauson has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of USA Compression since April 2025. Prior to that, he served as the company’s Regional Vice President of Operations, a position he held since USA Compression’s acquisition of CDM Resource Management in 2018. From 2011 to 2018, Mr. Wauson held roles of increasing responsibility at CDM Resource Management, where he advanced to Senior Vice President of Operations. Prior to CDM Resource Management, Mr. Wauson held various positions in the energy and natural gas compression industries beginning in 1999 at companies including Hanover, Alcoa and Valerus Compression. Mr. Wauson holds an associate’s degree in Instrumentation/ Electrical Technology from the University of Houston.

Christopher W. Porter

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Christopher W. Porter has served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of USA Compression since January 2017. He served as the company’s Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary since October 2015. From January 2010 through October 2015, Mr. Porter practiced corporate and securities law at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, representing public and private companies, including master limited partnerships, in capital markets offerings, mergers and acquisitions and corporate governance. Mr. Porter holds a B.B.A. degree in accounting from Texas A&M University, an M.S. degree in finance from Texas A&M University and a J.D. degree from The George Washington University.

Julie McEwen

Vice President and Controller

Julie McEwen has served as Vice President and Controller of USA Compression since March 2025. Prior to her appointment, she served as the company’s Controller beginning in July 2014, and Director of SEC Reporting from July 2011 to June 2014. Before joining USA Compression, Ms. McEwen held various positions in public accounting at Deloitte. Ms. McEwen earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting and a Master’s in Professional Accounting from the University of Texas at Austin. Ms. McEwen is a Certified Public Accountant.