Mr. Nance is President and Manager of Steele Creek Energy, LLC, a private oil and gas investment company. He brings direct insights into the oil and gas industry from both a public and private perspective. Mr. Nance has extensive governance, M&A and shareholder engagement experience having served as Lead Director of Newfield Exploration Company when it merged with Ovintiv in 2019. In his more than 10-year career as a corporate director, he has served on boards of both public and private companies, helping to instill best-in-class governance practices and participating in numerous committees, including compensation, governance, audit and reserves. He has also chaired the EHS / safety committees for three public companies, bringing value through both his leadership and engineering perspective. Mr. Nance began his career as a petroleum engineer, holding increasingly senior positions of leadership with several U.S. independent oil and gas companies. In these roles, he helped develop and adopt cutting-edge technology for more efficient drilling and production operations. During his time at Peoples Energy Production Company, he led the development of reporting systems (accounting, financial and governance) and grew the company from $50 million in assets to approximately $1 billion. He continues to share his passion for engineering and the energy industry through his involvement with the next generation of talent. From previously volunteering with Texas Tech s engineering programs to emceeing an annual intern event hosted by the Offshore Energy Center, he is an avid spokesperson for the opportunities available in the oil and gas industry. CURRENT ROLES President and Manager, Steele Creek Energy, LLC (2011-Current) Member, Society of Petroleum Engineers PREVIOUS ROLES Director, Newfield Exploration Company Director, Cloud Peak Energy, Inc. Director, The Williams Companies, Inc. Trustee, Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) President, Chairman and CEO, XPLOR Energy President, Peoples Energy Production Company Vice President, Burlington Resources, Inc. Industry Advisory Board member, Petroleum Engineering at Texas Tech (former Chair) Dean s Council, Whitacre College of Engineering, Texas Tech Director, The Center for Performing Arts at The Woodlands EDUCATION AND CREDENTIALS BSc, Petroleum Engineering, Texas Tech University Registered Professional Engineer (Inactive Status), Texas RECOGNITION Academy of Petroleum Engineering inductee, Texas Tech Distinguished Engineer honoree, Texas Tech Harold Winkler Lifetime Achievement Award for Petroleum Engineering, Texas Tech SKILLS AND EXPERTISE Accounting & Finance Environment & Safety Governance/ Public Company Board Experience Human Capital Management Industry Reserves Risk Management Technology & Innovation CEO/ Sr. Officer Experience