Hart Energy Staff

Hart Energy unveiled on Oct. 21 the honorees for Oil and Gas Investor’s 2024 “Forty Under 40” recognition program.

This year’s honorees, all age 40 or younger, were nominated by peers, colleagues or superiors in an open submission process and selected from all sectors of the industry, including E&P, services, A&D, midstream and finance. All are recognized for proven leadership or potential and positive impact in their respective organizations. These role models demonstrate entrepreneurial spirit, creative problem-solving, leadership and community involvement.

The 2024 honorees for Oil and Gas Investor’s “Forty Under 40” program are (alphabetically by surname):

  • Maggie Albrecht, Senior Staff Reservoir Engineer, New Ventures, Anschutz Exploration;
  • Carina Antweil, Deputy Department Head of Houston Corporate, Baker Botts;
  • Adam Arthur, Executive Vice President, Crude Oil, Energy Transfer;
  • Daniel Brooks, Land Manager, Uinta Basin and North Texas, Crescent Energy;
  • John Chapman, Managing Director, TPH & Co.;
  • Mark Cleveland, Vice President, Business Development, Civitas Resources;
  • Lyndie Dragomir, Senior Director, Head of Global Sector and Channel Marketing, KPMG International;
  • Eric Eichler, Executive Vice President and COO, FourPoint Energy;
  • Adam Esparza, Corporate Development, Expand Energy;
  • Amanda Finn, Director, External Affairs, Ascent Resources;
  • Ashi Geberkidane, Head of Performance Optimization, BPX Energy;
  • Meredith Gipson, Director, Renewable Energy Development, Republic Services;
  • Paul Golob, Data Scientist, Coterra Energy;
  • Brian E. Halchak, Manager of Environmental Services, QMRV/NextGen Gas, The Williams Cos.;
  • Callie Hamilton, Managing Director, Prudential Private Capital Energy;
  • Ryan Healy, Vice President, Production, Encino Energy;
  • Paul Heerwagen IV, Managing Partner and CEO, Selenite Energy Partners;
  • Melanie Hill, General Manager, Shale Production, Danos;
  • Jake Hood, Director of Finance, Brazos Midstream;
  • Brayden Hudson, Vice President and CFO, Trellis Energy Partners;
  • Austin Hughes, Senior Vice President, Petrie Partners;
  • Marshall Hunt, COO, Petro-Hunt;
  • Shirley Ike, Global Director, Digital Consulting, Wood;
  • Braydn Johnson, Geoscience Manager, Haynesville, Expand Energy;
  • Tony Kroschewsky, CEO, Merit Advisors;
  • Fraz Malik, Regulation Advisor, Shell Trading & Supply;
  • Blake McKenna, President and COO, XCL Resources;
  • Kyle McQuire, President and COO, Peak 10 Energy;
  • Joe Mello, Vice President and Team Leader, Netherland, Sewell & Associates Inc.;
  • Lane Neal, Managing Director, Technical, Quantum Capital Group;
  • Alison Nelson, Vice President, Business Development, Tallgrass;
  • Brock Niezgoda, Partner, Gray Reed;
  • Robert Norton, Chief Commercial Officer, Deep Blue;
  • Haavard Oestensen, Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, Kongsberg Digital;
  • Elizabeth Parker, Vice President, Business Development, Birch Resources;
  • Jena Resnick, Director, Environmental & Regulatory Compliance, Antero Resources;
  • Troy Ruths, Founder and CEO, PetroAI;
  • Amruta Sardeshpande, Senior Project Manager, Solution Design, Hexagon;
  • David Schneider, Reservoir Engineer, LLOG Exploration;
  • Cody Sutton, Founder and CEO, Guide Energy Solutions; and
  • Whitney Ward, CEO and Co-Founder, WestMont Energy

Other special features with these individuals will be available at a later date here. Editorial profiles of each honoree also will appear in a special supplement to Oil and Gas Investor magazine in November.

Oil and Gas Investor’s annual “Forty Under 40” recognition program began in 2016 and attracts strong support from the petroleum industry and the financial community. Honorees traditionally span varied organizations and disciplines: investment banks, oil and gas producers, midstream operators, service companies and technology providers with responsibilities for management, A&D, law, finance and more.

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