In 1978, Jungers retired as CEO and chairman from Arabian American Oil Company (ARAMCO), the world’s largest producer of crude and liquefied gas. Jungers joined ARAMCO in 1947 and lived in Saudi Arabia for nearly 30 years until his retirement. Jungers received his BSME from the University of Washington, attended the Harvard Advanced Management Program and was a graduate student at the Middle East Institute for Arabic Studies.
Jungers is an independent investor and consultant and has been a board member of several companies, including: Georgia-Pacific Corporation (retired in 1999); Thermo Electron Corporation, (retired in 2002); Donaldson, Lufkin, Jenrette (retired in 2001); and AES Corporation (retired in 2003).
Jungers also serves as board member of Goodwill Industries of the Columbia and Willamette and is a trustee of the High Desert Museum and The Nature Conservancy.