 He was the founder and former Chairman and CEO of Tapstone Energy  and SandRidge Energy, Inc.  and is the former President, Chief Operating Officer, and co-founder of Chesapeake Energy.After growing SandRidge into a $10 billion company, Ward and SandRidge parted ways in 2013.The decision to move on from Ward was made without cause, along with two separate board investigations concluding nothing improper and no wrongdoings occurred during his tenure as Chairman and CEO.