Timothy Clare Headington is an American billionaire, the CEO and owner of Headington Oil, a film producer, and real estate developer.
Early life
Timothy Clare Headington is the son of a geologist father, Clare W. Headington, and Catherine Meyer Headington. He has a brother, Gregory Headington, and a sister, Jeanette Kern. In 2013, his brother Gregory married Carrie Christine Boren, daughter of David Boren, the 21st governor of Oklahoma. Headington attended the University of Oklahoma on a tennis scholarship and graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in history. He received graduate degrees in theology and psychology from Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California, and completed his residency at the University of Southern California. He has received an honorary doctorate from his alma mater.
Career
Oil Industry In 1978, Headington Oil was founded by his father, Clare W. Headington, and uncle, J. Edward Headington. His father was the owner of the Headington Company, an oil and gas producer based in Oklahoma City. Headington is president and sole shareholder of Headington Resources, Inc, a Dallas-headquartered company, concentrated primarily in oil and natural gas, real estate/hotel development, film production, private equity and entertainment. Headington is an active philanthropist, personally and through various family foundations. Headington stayed under the radar until 2008 when he sold acreage in North Dakota's Bakken oil play to XTO Energy for $1.85 billion. Entertainment Headington invested in GK Films with British Academy Award-winning producer Graham King in May 2007. As a film producer/executive producer, Headington has worked on numerous projects including Hugo and World War Z. Headington produced Angelina Jolie's feature directorial debut, In the Land ofBlood and Honey. He was an executive producer on Gore Verbinski's animated film Rango. Other productions include The Young Victoria, The Tourist, Edge of Darkness, The Rum Diary, and the TV miniseriesCamelot. Real Estate Headington owns a hotel in Dallas, The Joule. Philanthropy Headington is co-founder of the nonprofit Headington Institute, headquartered in Pasadena, California. Its mission is to support first responders and caregivers worldwide who have experienced emotional trauma. Headington remains an active philanthropist through his support of the arts, education and health in his community, including DIFFA/Dallas and Aging Mind Foundation.
