Board of Directors
EagleRock’s Board of Directors brings together a highly experienced group of leaders with deep expertise across the Permian Basin, mineral ownership, energy operations, capital markets, and public company governance. With a strong foundation in both operational execution and financial discipline, the Board provides thoughtful oversight and strategic guidance to support long-term value creation and responsible asset stewardship.
Richard Coats
Chairman
Since 2006, Mr. Coats has served as Co-Founder of OGX Resources, LLC, Santa Elena Minerals, LLC, OGX Minerals, LP and OGX Minerals II, LP. These entities focus on the Permian Basin and have developed significant mineral and surface positions, including the acquisition of approximately 83,000 acres across the Permian Basin and Utah, and the development of water infrastructure and saltwater disposal systems in the Midland Basin.
Prior to 2006, Mr. Coats founded Cactus Energy, Inc., which owns non-operated working interests in over 750 wells primarily located in the Permian Basin. Earlier in his career, Mr. Coats gained oil and gas experience at Texas Oil & Gas Corp. and as an oil and gas lender at Republic Bank in Dallas.
Mr. Coats holds a degree from The University of Texas at Austin.
Raj Kumar
Mr. Kumar has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Kirby Corporation (NYSE: KEX) since 2021. In this role, he leads the company’s finance operations and plays a central role in enterprise strategy, capital allocation and shareholder engagement. He brings extensive expertise in accounting, governance and corporate finance and is an experienced partner to Boards of Directors and Audit Committees on financial oversight, capital allocation and risk management.
Prior to joining Kirby, Mr. Kumar served as Chief Financial Officer of Dril-Quip, Inc. (now part of Innovex International) from 2020 to 2021, having previously held roles including Chief Accounting Officer, Vice President of Finance and Treasurer from 2017 to 2020. Prior to Dril-Quip, he held senior finance leadership roles at Franks International (now part of Expro Group), LyondellBasell Industries and FMC Technologies, where his responsibilities included financial planning and analysis, capital investment oversight, M&A and operational transformation. Earlier in his career, Mr. Kumar held financial roles of increasing responsibility at Dell Inc.
Mr. Kumar holds a Master of Business Administration from Columbia University and a Bachelor of Business in Accounting from Deakin University, Australia. He is a member of CPA Australia.
Jeff S. Lott
Mr. Lott has served as Managing Trustee and co-owner of Lott Mineral Trust for over 29 years. The trust comprises approximately 88,000 contiguous net mineral acres in West Texas. In this role, Mr. Lott oversees oil and gas royalties, leasing operations, water resource revenues—including fresh water sales and disposal—and easement and surface use royalties.
In addition to his work with Lott Mineral Trust, Mr. Lott has been involved in numerous ventures in the oil and gas industry over the past three decades. From 2011 to 2014, he was Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Permian Basin Sand Haulers, which operated a fleet of over 140 trucks throughout the Permian Basin prior to its sale to Francis Drilling Fluids. From 2009 to 2011, he was co-founder and owner of Tech Management, an oilfield chemical company servicing more than 6,000 wells across West Texas and Eastern New Mexico, until its acquisition by Globe Energy Services.
From 2007 to 2011, Mr. Lott served as Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Surpacifico, LLC, which owned and operated oil tankers and drilling assist barges off the coast of Northern Peru. Earlier in his career, beginning in 1986, he owned and operated several companies across Texas providing services in oilfield chemicals, conventional drilling, and gas compression.
Mr. Lott holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Management from Texas Tech University.
Jim Nelson
Mr. Nelson serves as President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Warren Equipment Company (“WEC”) and as Dealer Principal and President of Warren CAT.
Prior to joining WEC, Mr. Nelson spent seven years in the investment industry as a Financial Consultant with Dean Witter Reynolds and Smith Barney, Harris Upham in Dallas, Texas.
Mr. Nelson serves as Chairman of The Scharbauer Foundation in Midland, Texas and as a board member of HiVolt Energy. He previously served as Chairman of The Cooperative Association of Tractor Dealers, Inc., and as Chairman and member of the Advisory Council of the Moody College of Communication at The University of Texas.
Mr. Nelson holds a bachelor’s degree in Finance from Michigan State University.
Gregory Pipkin
Mr. Pipkin has served as our Chief Executive Officer since November 2025. Prior to joining EagleRock, Mr. Pipkin served as Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and Strategy of Infinity Natural Resources (“Infinity”) from March 2024 to November 2025.
Prior to joining Infinity, he served as Senior Vice President, Permian Asset Team & Finance at Spur Energy Partners (“Spur”) from September 2021 to March 2024. While at Spur, Mr. Pipkin had previously held the position of Vice President, Finance & Corporate Development from June 2019 to September 2021. Previously, Mr. Pipkin held engineering roles at Wildhorse Resources Management Company, LLC, Memorial Resource Development Corp. and Halcon Resources Corporation.
Mr. Pipkin holds a Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering and a Master of Business Administration from The University of Texas at Austin.
Stephanie Reed
Ms. Reed has served as Partner of Formentera Partners, where she oversees business development, land, geosciences, and marketing and midstream functions, and supports asset management and operations.
Prior to joining Formentera, Ms. Reed served as Vice President of Oil & Gas Marketing & Midstream at Pioneer Natural Resources Company (NYSE: PXD). Prior to Pioneer, she spent more than a decade at Parsley Energy, where she most recently served as Senior Vice President of Business Development, Land, Marketing & Midstream. During her tenure, she led business development and integration efforts representing over $20 billion in asset value.
Ms. Reed has over 15 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. She holds a Master of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Applied Science from Texas Tech University. In 2019, she was named to Oil and Gas Investor magazine’s “Forty Under 40” list.
Mike Wallace
Michael W. Wallace, Director, brings a broad level of expertise to the Company. Since 2010 Mr. Wallace has served as Partner and Manager of Wallace Family Partnership, LP, which holds non-operated working interests in oil and gas leases, midstream assets and other investments. Mr. Wallace previously served on the Board of Directors of RSP Permian, Inc. (NYSE RSPP), a public oil and gas company from 2014 to 2018 until such time it was acquired by Concho Resources (NYSE: CXO) for $9.5 billion.
Mr. Wallace served as the President, director and manager of High Sky Partners LLC, a Midland, Texas-based oil and gas company with operations in the Spraberry Trend of the Permian Basin
Prior to his current roles, Mr. Wallace served as Executive Vice President of Production at Patriot Resources Partners LLC from 2007 to 2011. In 2004, he founded Flying W Resources, L.L.C., an independent oil and gas production company. In addition, Mr. Wallace served in a variety of technical and managerial roles within Conoco Inc. and ConocoPhillips Company from 2001 to 2004. Prior to joining Conoco Inc., Mr. Wallace served in a variety of roles within Burlington Resources Inc.
Mr. Wallace received a Bachelor of Science degree in Petroleum Engineering from Texas Tech University in 1986 and is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers.