Pepperdine University recently named Dale A. Brown to its 40-member Board of Regents effective July 1. Brown is a certified public accountant and the founder and president of Petroleum Strategies, Inc. and co-founded, with his son Cary, The Moriah Group. The father and son also cofounded The Executive Oil Conference which has been held annually in Midland, TX since 1995. Brown graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Pepperdine College in 1964.