Don Porr

Don Porr is the owner of Diamond Fiberglass, an industrial fiberglass tank and vessel manufacturer, which he purchased in 2003 through an equity raise and SBA loan.  Since the purchase, Diamond has grown revenues by over five times which includes additional products and services that were acquired or started to meet client demands.

Prior to Diamond, Don worked for M.W. Kellogg (now KBR-Halliburton), FMC Technologies, Network International and British Petroleum. He advises on several local community boards (St. Joseph High School, Victoria County Sheriff’s Department), is a board member of the startup Prosellus, Inc.

Don earned a B.S. in mechanical engineering and a Rice MBA ’97.  A member of the JGSEO, he has participated on one of its CEO Roundtables for six years, advising other members and CEOs on startups, failures, business acquisitions and business harvests. Don enjoys entrepreneurship advising and investing, intense cycling with friends, working on classic cars and trucks, and broadening his world perspective by traveling with his wife and family.